Footballers can dazzle people with their skills on the field but when it comes to giving statements they can have an even profound effect on our minds by the sheer stupidity of some things they say. Let’s treat our ribs to some of the Funniest Quotes by Footballers.
1. "My wife doesn't like football. One day
she called me 10 minutes before a game to find out where I was." - Peter
Crouch.
2. "Neymar is the Kim Kardashian of football.
He is not at the level of Ronaldo and Messi, and there are many other players
in front of him. Neymar, more than a football phenomenon, is an advertising
phenomenon, like the Kardashians." - Joey Barton
3.
4. "I was the strongest player on the team,
despite the fact that I weighed 73kg. Chelsea had Essien and Ballack in
midfield. We had Rosicky. If you said as much as "how are you" to
him, he would then be injured for 2 and a half months." - Emmanuel
Adebayor
5. "They're lucky I didn't come 10 years ago because I would be the president today" - Zlatan Ibrahimovic On his impact on MLS
6."I asked my son who his favourite player was. I expected him to say 'You, Dad'. But he said Thierry Henry." - Didier Drogba
7. "My parents have been there for me, ever
since I was about 7" - David Beckham
8. "Sometimes in football you have to score
goals". - Thierry Henry.
9. "Some people think football is a matter
of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much
more serious than that". - Bill Shankly
10."We're looking for an apartment. If we
don't find anything, then I'll probably just buy the hotel." -Zlatan
Ibrahimovic at his unveiling as a Paris Saint-Germain player.
11. "Football was my only hope in life. I
wasn’t too good at school. To give you an idea, I managed to fail art in a
class where my uncle was the teacher." - Richarlison
12. "I had no idea who my teammates at Genoa
were when I signed. So I turned on my PlayStation and looked them up on
FIFA." - Krzysztof Piątek
13. “I entered AC Milan's locker room at 17.
Ronaldo gave me a Playboy magazine and said 'be in my group or in Kaka’s (the
religious one)." - Pato.
14. "I shouldn't say this - definitely not
now! But when I was young I was a massive united fan" - Raheem
Sterling
15. "The success has helped a lot,
especially with girls, they send me naked photos" - Joao Felix
16. “I have one selfie on my
smartphone. That’s with Messi. Cristiano was in the room, as well...” - Jürgen Klopp
17. "You have to be gentle with the ball like you are
gentle with a woman." – Dimitar
Berbatov
18. "I’m happy for Toronto as they’ll be
remembered as my 500th victim." - Zlatan
Ibrahimović after scoring his 500th career goal.
19. “One day. Romario asked me if could miss training to go to
Brazil for Carnival I said: ‘If you score two goals goals tomorrow.’ He scored
twice in 20 minutes against Madrid and asked to be replaced: ‘Coach, My plane
leaves in one hour.’” – Johan Cruyff
20. "Have Tottenham closed the gap
on Arsenal? Last time I checked they were still 4 miles and 11 titles
away." – Arsene Wenger On Tottenham
closing the gap
21. "You watch 'Little Mozart' play with great pleasure.
His movement on the pitch was impressive, full of class and grace. I still
believe he must be the richest footballer I know."
"He never spent any
money. The whole time I was at Arsenal he had the same car, a 2005/6 Mercedes,
and he only wore clothes from his sponsor. The only thing he didn't spare on
was his guitar." – Wojciech
Szczesny on Tomas Rocisky
22."He's leaving because he's Guardiola's
favourite. If it's anyone's fault, it's mine. I can't make myself shorter and
learn Spanish” – Jurgen Klopp on Mario
Gotze joining Bayern
23. “Only thieves can complain about the introduction of
security Cameras!” – Jose Mourinho on
controversy surrounding VAR
24. “Next season I will train
my youngest son’s team. Of course they already know what the training plan is:
Cut in from the right and shoot with the left.” – Arjen Robben
25. “We had a WhatsApp group at Monaco at that
time and the title was ‘TRANSFER MARKET’
for a few hours because we knew that Monaco… was going to generate interest
from other clubs.” – Bernando Silva on
Monaco’s 2016/2017 squad
26. “You see a man with his d**k swinging around. Who wants to
see that?!” – Jurgen Klopp on pitch
invaders
27. “When I stood in the
tunnel as a united player, I saw Ronaldo, Giggs, Scholes, Neville, Vidic, Rio,
Evra, Van De Sar. Then I looked at the opponents. They were already beaten.” – Dimitar Berbatov
28. “In Roma, I benched the best goalkeeper in
the world & in Juventus – the best in the history. Turns out I’m the best
in the world & history. If Fabianski benches me – he will be the best.” – Wojciech Szczesny
29. "MLS is not
the level of Europe, to be honest. Before, I played with players either on my
level or close to it. Which makes the game connect easier. ... Here, I am like
a Ferrari among Fiats.” – Zlatan
Ibrahimovic
30. "Any
manager will tell you that they would rather win one and lose two than to draw
three, because you get more points." – Les Ferdinand