“Junior players who have not sufficiently recovered from their injury should not be enticed by family members or the team coach to return to play football.”

“The punter's job is to kick the football to the other team if the offense stalls and doesn't pick up enough yardage for a first down.”

“Shall the basis of railway mail pay be made a political football?”

“Now more famous as a broadcaster in his native Ireland, Dunphy began his professional life as a journeyman footballer.”

“Gashes and knocks that would put a professional footballer out of action for weeks tend to be shrugged off.”

“Top actors or actresses are making millions of pounds for each film, much more than a footballer earns.”

“In the attempt to end up as winners, footballers will resort to a number of unsportsmanlike practices during matches.”

“The South Americans are also sending over their footballers and the Spaniards are welcoming them with open arms.”

“Not only did the footballers perform abjectly, but their attitude was all wrong.”

“It would help considerably if parents ensure that the owners name appears somewhere on all items of clothing, not forgetting footballs.”

“We used to provide footballs for the boys and skipping ropes for the girls.”

“But, when you are carrying one of the footballs or the soccer ball, you can be tackled.”