Subject: Colemanballs (Page 30)

Martin Keown is up everybody’s backsides.

English football player & analyst

Preki quite literally only has the one foot.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

The acoustics seem to get louder.

British football announcer

He just can’t believe what isn’t happening to him.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

At the end of the day, it's all about what's on the shelf at the end of the year.


This is a truly international field, no Britons involved.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this game went all the way to the finish.

Scottish football player

If we can play like that every week, we’ll get some level of consistency.

Scottish football player & manager

I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again.

English football player & manager

The one thing England have got is spirit, resolve, grit and determination.

Scottish football player & analyst

The Czech Republic are coming from behind in more than one way now.

English television football commentator

The Swedish back four is amongst the tallest in the world cup… their average age is 7 foot 4.

English football player

What makes this game so delightful is that when both teams get the ball they are attacking their opponents goal.

professional football player, coach & executive

Pires has got something about him, he can go both ways depending on who’s facing him.

English football player, manager & sports commentator

Gary Neville was palpable for the second goal.

English football player & announcer

He never fails to hit the target… but that was a miss.

British football commentator

PSV have got a lot of pace up front; they’re capable of exposing themselves.

English football player & commentator

Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer.

British cricketer & television commentator

We estimate, and this isn’t an estimation, that Greta Waitz is 80 seconds behind.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Liverpool have come out with all guns flying.

English football player

Fortunately, Paul Scholes’ injury wasn’t as bad as we’d hoped for.

English football player & analyst