Just came across these and some of 'em had me almost in tears. 
I'm not disrespecting football and footballers as I've loved the game from a very early age, but they do say the daftest things sometimes!
I challenge you not to crack up at least at some of them.
The 25 Most Stupid Footballers Quotes... In The World...Ever
25: "Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough."
Jonathan Woodgate
24: "He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces."
Ron Atkinson
23: "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."
Terry Venables
22: "They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that."
Kevin Keegan
21: "A game is not won until it is lost."
David Pleat
20: "I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet."
David Beckham
19: "I never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well."
Alan Shearer
18: "I never make predictions, and I never will."
Paul Gascoigne
17: "That's football, Mike, Northern Ireland have had several chances and haven't scored but England have had no chances and scored twice."
Trevor Brooking
16: "The minute's silence was immaculate, I have never heard a minute's silence like that."
Glenn Hoddle
15: "I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."
Ron Atkinson
14: "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
13: "I couldn't settle in Italy. It was like living in a foreign country."
Ian Rush
12: "There are two ways of getting the ball. One is from your own team-mates, and that's the only way."
Terry Venables
11: "Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today."
Steve Lomas
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
9: "The first ninety minutes of a football match are the most important."
Bobby Robson
8: "The world looks a totally different place after two wins. I can even enjoy watching Blind Date or laugh at Noel's House Party."
Gordon Strachan
7: "You've got to take the rough with the smooth. It's like love and hate, war and peace, all that ********."
Ian Wright
6: "My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7."
David Beckham
5: "I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel."
Stuart Pearce
4: "I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock."
Barry Venison
3: "We haven't been scoring goals, but football's not just about scoring goals. It's about winning."
Alan Shearer
2: "We must have had 99 per cent of the match. It was the other three per cent that cost us."
Ruud Gullit
1: "A contract on a piece of paper, saying you want to leave, is like a piece of paper saying you want to leave."
John Hollins
I'm not disrespecting football and footballers as I've loved the game from a very early age, but they do say the daftest things sometimes!
I challenge you not to crack up at least at some of them.
The 25 Most Stupid Footballers Quotes... In The World...Ever
25: "Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough."
Jonathan Woodgate
24: "He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces."
Ron Atkinson
23: "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."
Terry Venables
22: "They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that."
Kevin Keegan
21: "A game is not won until it is lost."
David Pleat
20: "I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet."
David Beckham
19: "I never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well."
Alan Shearer
18: "I never make predictions, and I never will."
Paul Gascoigne
17: "That's football, Mike, Northern Ireland have had several chances and haven't scored but England have had no chances and scored twice."
Trevor Brooking
16: "The minute's silence was immaculate, I have never heard a minute's silence like that."
Glenn Hoddle
15: "I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."
Ron Atkinson
14: "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
13: "I couldn't settle in Italy. It was like living in a foreign country."
Ian Rush
12: "There are two ways of getting the ball. One is from your own team-mates, and that's the only way."
Terry Venables
11: "Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today."
Steve Lomas
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
9: "The first ninety minutes of a football match are the most important."
Bobby Robson
8: "The world looks a totally different place after two wins. I can even enjoy watching Blind Date or laugh at Noel's House Party."
Gordon Strachan
7: "You've got to take the rough with the smooth. It's like love and hate, war and peace, all that ********."
Ian Wright
6: "My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7."
David Beckham
5: "I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel."
Stuart Pearce
4: "I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock."
Barry Venison
3: "We haven't been scoring goals, but football's not just about scoring goals. It's about winning."
Alan Shearer
2: "We must have had 99 per cent of the match. It was the other three per cent that cost us."
Ruud Gullit
1: "A contract on a piece of paper, saying you want to leave, is like a piece of paper saying you want to leave."
John Hollins
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