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		People can talk about my age for as long as they like. There is nothing better in football than proving people wrong, and I'll try to do that for as long as I can.
	
	  Frank Lampard Frank Lampard
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		It is hard being a football loather, a football unfan. I sometimes feel as lonely as the sole survivor in the last reel of a Zombie film, as, one by one, old friends reveal themselves, with their glassy stares and outstretched arms, to have succumbed to the lure.
	
	  Craig Brown Craig Brown
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		I don't regret giving up football for acting. I love football and am very proud I played for Morton. But the truth is, I wasn't going to get much higher in football. At the same time, I sensed I could go somewhere in acting. I'm 28, which is young for acting, whereas in football I'd now be near the end of my career.
	
	  Martin Compston Martin Compston
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		Some people seem to think football is like theatre and that everyone has to play the good guy. But I think that you transform when you cross the white line: you're not the same person as off it.
	
	  Diego Costa Diego Costa
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		I've always negotiated the world very physically, from football to tussling at the playground to taking my clothes off.
	
	  Channing Tatum Channing Tatum
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		You have to be realistic. I'd love to be more famous, have lots of people supporting me, people knowing my name, but I need a tennis racket or a golf club or to play football. Being a female, I don't stand a chance.
	
	  Victoria Pendleton Victoria Pendleton
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		My wife runs the house much better than I could so I think she could be a linesman or a referee or even a football manager and that's the truth.
	
	  Ian Holloway Ian Holloway
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		In college, you had to worry about that math class or this exam that's coming up on Tuesday, but not in the professionals. You eat, sleep, and do everything related to your craft - and your craft is football. You can be at it from sunup to sundown.
	
	  Cam Newton Cam Newton
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		I said, 'If I don't play football for a living, I'm going to get into show business.'
	
	  Bradley Walsh Bradley Walsh
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		I think it's absolutely absurd that we're playing on turf, and it's really a slap in the face to women's football by FIFA and just a show of disrespect.
	
	  Megan Rapinoe Megan Rapinoe
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		There's always been a fierce rivalry between Spurs and Tottenham.
	
	  David Pleat David Pleat
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		I think now Messi is probably done more than most players. But he is in the same class as Alfredo de Stefano, Johan Cruyff, Pelé. When he finishes and he retires, he will automatically become one of them. A player that people will talk about forever, while the game of football is as good and as popular as it is. He is a sensational player.
	
	  Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton