John Motson Quotes

• For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are in the all-yellow strip.

  John Motson

  Football, Black And White, Yellow

  Quoted in Motson's National Obsession (2004).

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• The unexpected is always likely to happen.

  John Motson

  Unexpected, Happens

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• Brazil - they're so good it's like they are running round the pitch playing with themselves.

  John Motson

  Running, Brazil, Rounds

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• In a sense it's a one-man show... except there are two men involved, Hartson and Berkovic, and a third man, the goalkeeper.

  John Motson

  Men, Two, Goalkeepers

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• Arsene Wenger has got to unlock the purse strings

  John Motson

  Wenger, Purses, Strings

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• Northern Ireland are ten minutes away from their finest victory. There's 15 minutes to go here.

  John Motson

  Football, Victory, Finest

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• The Czech Republic are coming from behind in more than one way now.

  John Motson

  Czech Republic, Way, Behinds

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• Gary Lineker has now scored 37 goals. That is precisely twice as many as last year.

  John Motson

  Years, Goal, Lasts

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• That shot might not have been as good as it might have been.

  John Motson

  Soccer, Might, Shots

  "When a royal face didn't fit" by Frank Keating, www.theguardian.com. May 20, 2004.

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• The goals made such a difference to the way this game went

  John Motson

  Soccer, Games, Differences

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• Nearly all the Brazilian supporters are wearing yellow shirts - it's a fabulous kaleidoscope of colour.

  John Motson

  Yellow, Fabulous, Kaleidoscope

  Quoted in Motson's National Obsession (2004).

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• The World Cup is a truly international event.

  John Motson

  Events, World, Cups

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• The game is balanced in Arsenal's favour.

  John Motson

  Football, Games, Favour

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• Owen scores and breaks Lineker's competitive scoring record. Although this being a friendly it doesn't actual count, so he hasn't quite done it yet.

  John Motson

  Football, Friendly, Done

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• And I suppose they [Spurs] are nearer to being out of the FA Cup now than any other time since the first half of this season, when they weren't ever in it anyway.

  John Motson

  Spurs, Half, Cups

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• Not the first half you might have expected, even though the score might suggest that it was

  John Motson

  Soccer, Half, Might

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• The match has become quite unpredictable, but it still looks as though Arsenal will win the cup

  John Motson

  Soccer, Winning, Looks

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• Defoe was level and anyone who says otherwise is picking hairs

  John Motson

  Hair, Levels

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• Northern Ireland were in white, which was quite appropriate because three inches of snow had to be cleared from the pitch before kick off

  John Motson

  Soccer, White, Snow

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• Ruud Gullit was able to impose his multi-lingual skills on this match.

  John Motson

  Football, Skills, Able

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