Uefa Quotes

I hope Rio Ferdinand plays for a long time but I truly believe, before his career is over, we will have dealt with this problem. I think UEFA has been relentless in its fight against racism. - William Gaillard

I followed the match on TV and I'm happy for our boys. The youth sector is giving us good results which take on more importance considering that UEFA is encouraging the development of young talents. Over the last ten years Inter has redoubled its and the public's attention to the youth sector, who we congratulate. - Giacinto Facchetti

I enjoyed his company in the last Uefa coaches' seminar. We sat beside each other on the coach going to the meeting and I think he's a straightforward guy. That's good to see and it does your players good, because they can see the quality of the person in terms of success has not changed him. That is vital in modern day football because the one thing we don't like to see is people change within our own confines. I don't like to see United players change and I'm sure Rafael is the same. - Sir Alex Ferguson

I complained after each of the practice sessions we had at the stadium. I talked to the UEFA official responsible for the pitch and he promised it would be repaired before the game. I don't know if they did that. - Sven Goran Eriksson

Coach education is very important for UEFA. If you educate good coaches, they in turn produce good players. So each country is enthusiastic about the training of its coaches. - Andy Roxburgh

Chelsea is certain that UEFA should be completely unconcerned about this. - Simon Greenberg

Always it is a pity to hear such things, but the UEFA official has heard and it has gone in his report. - Rafael Benitez

After being knocked out of the Champions League, which was a huge disappointment, the players sat down, had a meeting and said that the only way to get over that defeat was to win the UEFA Cup. That situation hasn't changed. - Alan Shearer