The Football Lover's Companion

I loved football. I played in the morning and in the afternoon. Even when I went to bed with my wife I was training. DIEGO MARADONA

The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment, no matter what the score. NICK HORNBY

When the final whistle blows and you’ve finished shouting at the ref, relax with this Premiership-level miscellany of quotes, jokes, trivia and enough football inspired fun to have you rolling on the ground – even when you’re not faking an injury!