Free kick (association football)

I would pull him off the field.

— Dietmar Hamann, Sky pundit, in a furious rant after Nadiem Amiri's action in the Bundesliga game Mainz 05 vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach; calls for a one-game ban

We are very disappointed. We wanted to go on. When we had ball possession, our transitions were not great and we had to run a little more. Their players were in their comfort zone.

— Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi after the World Cup quarterfinal loss to France

"We haven't seen respect or fair play," he said. "A penalty (for us) was ruled out, it was not even checked by the VAR and our second goal was remarkably, for whatever reason, disallowed." "We have all seen the shirt pulled back [by Alexis Mac Allister] and not even a VAR check. Life is unfair, normal life is unfair, so why is there no fairness in sports?"— Hossam Hassan, Egypt head coach, after the match; as reported by BBC

We can and want, after such a crushing blow, with regard to the tasks ahead, not simply return to business as usual.

— Bernd Neuendorf, DFB president, after the knockout – crisis plan

I went through some difficult days.

— Lionel Messi, speaking to reporters after scoring his first goal of the game and discussing personal hardship

He is a special player, and for special players there can always be special rules.

— Thomas Tuchel; quoted in a BBC article about Jude Bellingham

We played a magnificent match. I am happy because, in every aspect, we came close to perfection.

— Luis de la Fuente, Spain head coach, after Spain's 3-0 win over Austria in the World Cup group stage, at a post-match press conference

It was a very tough week, a difficult week - a week in which public opinion was very harsh on us, all the players, especially the coach.

— Cristiano Ronaldo admitted after Portugal's 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the World Cup group stage.

Only in France does a football club's victory spark riots.

— Marine Le Pen on X, commenting on post-match unrest after PSG's victory

I think Paris has also noticed that we were actually the better team.

— Joshua Kimmich, FC Bayern Munich