Famous footballing quotes
Can you put the missing words into these famous quotes?
know football people through
life scoring important tackle
death believe goals winning
1. 'everything I ______ about people I know ______football' - Albert Camus
2. "______ is the opera of the ______" Stafford Heginbotham
3. "Some people ______ football is a matter of life and ______. I can assure you it is much, much more ______ than that." Bill Shanky legendary Liverpool Manager
4. "Football's not just about ______ goals - it's about ______." Alan Shearer
5. "He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot ______ and he doesn't score many ______. Apart from that he's all right" George Best on David Beckham
Can you think of any other famous footballing sayings? Have a look at these famous idioms that come from football. What do they mean?
1. I can’t believe he did that, he really let the side down!
2. It’s going to be difficult but you have to give it your best shot.
3. The manager moved the goalposts by firing all his staff.
4. I’m afraid it’s back to square one, we have to start again.
5. Well, we’ve got a result!
Answers
Famous footballing quotes
1. 'everything I know about people I know through football' - Albert Camus
2. "Football is the opera of the people" Stafford Heginbotham
3. "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." Bill Shanky legendary Liverpool Manager
4. "Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning." Alan Shearer
5. "He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right" George Best on David Beckham
Idioms
1. let the side down – this means failing to do you job so your friends or family feel bad.
2. give it your best shot – this means try hard
3. move the goal posts – this means change the rules
4. back to square one – this means go back to the start
5. a result – this means something is good.