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A collection of footballers gaffs, who said footballers weren't thick eh!!!


1. 'My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.'
David Beckham

2. 'I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.'
Mark Viduka

3. 'He's put on weight and I've lost it, and vice versa.'
Ronnie Whelan

4. 'Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well,he's the only manager I've actually had at this
level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.'
David Beckham

5. 'If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day.'
Neville Southall

6. We lost because we didn't win.'
Ronaldo

7. 'I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable.'
Paul Gascoigne

8. 'I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.'
Alan Shearer

9. 'I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona.'
Mark Draper

10. 'You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows
and we're knocked out.'
Peter Shilton

11. 'I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week,but let me state that I don't want to leave
Leicester.'
Stan Collymore

12. 'I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had
scored in the first minute at Birmingham.My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out
there playing.'
Ade Akinbiyi

13. 'Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match.'
Ian Wright

14. 'I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier.'
Ugo Ehiogu

15. 'It took a lot of bottle for Tony (Adams) to own up.'
Ian Wright

16. 'Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough.'
Jonathan Woodgate

17. 'I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.'
Stuart Pearce

18. 'I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right.'
Lee Hendrie

19. 'I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.'-
Ian Rush

20. 'Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today.'
Steve Lomas

21. 'I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock.'
Barry Venison

22. 'I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.'
David Beckham

23. 'The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more European.'
Phil Neville

24. 'All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed.'
Mitchell Thomas

25. 'The opening ceremony was good, although I missed it.'
Graeme Le Saux

26. 'One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.'
Alan Shearer

27. 'I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd.'
Johnny Giles

28. 'Sometimes in football you have to score goals.'
Thierry Henry.

29. 'I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.'
Les Ferdinand

30. 'It was like the ref had a brand new yellow card and wanted to see if it worked.'
Richard Rufus

31. 'There's no in between - you're either good or bad. We were in between.'
Gary Lineker

32. 'Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win.'
Vinny Jones

33. 'If you don't concede any goals you'll win more games than you lose.'--
Wayne Bridge

34. 'Do you remember when we played in Spain in the Anglo-Italian?'
Shaun Newton