“If you had told me as a young boy I would have played for and won trophies with my boyhood club Manchester United, proudly captained and played for my country over one hundred times and lined up for some of the biggest clubs in the world, I would have told you it was a fantasy. I’m fortunate to have realized those dreams.” David Beckham, announcing his retirement from professional soccer at the end of the French Ligue 1 season. (The Guardian)
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“Ridiculous. What more can I say? We’re the premier club in the country, and we’re being shuffled off like that again, and they’re basically saying — they’re telling us the Open Cup’s not important when they do stuff like that. It’s really ridiculous, but it’s life. What are you going to do?” Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena on the announcement that his team will travel for their next U.S. Open Cup match to North Carolina to either play the NASL Carolina RailHawks or PDL Carolina Dynamo. (Soccer America)
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“The role models aren’t who they should be. We need to change some of the rules to cover sportsmanship.” Retired NFL referee Don Wedge speaking in 1998 during Lake-Sumter Community College’s first Sports Leadership Breakfast in Clermont, FL (Orlando Sentinel)
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“For this program, if we’re not in the finals, it’s a disappointment” Wando High School boys soccer coach Shilo Tisdale after his team’s 2-1 upset loss to Dutch Fork HS in the second round of the SC Class AAAA playoffs, handing the Warriors their first loss of the season. Wando had been ranked #1 nationally. (The Post & Courier)
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“You have to believe in yourself, believe you can score that goal even if it is in the final seconds. That’s why soccer is the greatest sport in the world.” Bishop England HS boys coach Ed Khouri after his team’s win with 19 seconds left in sudden death OT in state 2-A finals. (The Post & Courier)
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“Ridiculous. What more can I say? We’re the premier club in the country, and we’re being shuffled off like that again, and they’re basically saying — they’re telling us the Open Cup’s not important when they do stuff like that. It’s really ridiculous, but it’s life. What are you going to do?” Los Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena on the announcement that his team will travel for their next U.S. Open Cup match to North Carolina to either play the NASL Carolina RailHawks or PDL Carolina Dynamo. (Soccer America)
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“The role models aren’t who they should be. We need to change some of the rules to cover sportsmanship.” Retired NFL referee Don Wedge speaking in 1998 during Lake-Sumter Community College’s first Sports Leadership Breakfast in Clermont, FL (Orlando Sentinel)
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“For this program, if we’re not in the finals, it’s a disappointment” Wando High School boys soccer coach Shilo Tisdale after his team’s 2-1 upset loss to Dutch Fork HS in the second round of the SC Class AAAA playoffs, handing the Warriors their first loss of the season. Wando had been ranked #1 nationally. (The Post & Courier)
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“You have to believe in yourself, believe you can score that goal even if it is in the final seconds. That’s why soccer is the greatest sport in the world.” Bishop England HS boys coach Ed Khouri after his team’s win with 19 seconds left in sudden death OT in state 2-A finals. (The Post & Courier)