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During the past week, among the most vibrant quotes, you can hear original explanations from the US and Portuguese national teams, a story about the snake hunt of the Ukrainian national team, the love of Germans and Icelanders for David Beckham, and secret NBA "representatives" at the World Cup.
"He never gives up, even if he is blocked by a 6-foot geyser," - Ian Wright on Saviola's determination to score the third goal, even if his opponent is a huge natural phenomenon.
"If he had been Brazilian, they would all say what a great golf player he is," - worried Ian about the unmatched goal from the Argentine national team, which overshadowed all of Geoff Ogilvy's efforts.
"It's all very simple, defenders had to push the safeties forward," - Gary Lineker on the unforgivable English game against Trinidad and Tobago's eleven.
"I had to lead today, but I got dumped. I was a bit lost in my head, but now I'm waiting for the match," - Liam Fox, a 27-year-old English national team fan from Lydso, who had a ticket for the match against Trinidad and Tobago.
"If they make a sound or start chanting, they will lose their serenity." Phnom Penh leader Non Ngetas warns Buddhist monks in Cambodia not to get too excited while watching the World Cup.
"Guus Hiddink was lucky. Probably somewhere, he's hiding a lucky rabbit's foot the size of my house," - Dutchman Ruud Gullit about his compatriot after a tumultuous victory of Australia against Japan.
"Joanne Beckham would be one of the first visitors to Mallorca's beach drinking sangria from small pitchers," - excerpt from an article about David Beckham, his sister, and the whole family in the German tabloid newspaper "Bild". It was just one of the more enjoyable things written.
"I would choose David Beckham as the most handsome man in the world. He has everything one could desire - figure, appearance, hairstyle, everything," - Miss World from Iceland Unnara Birna Vilhjalmsdottir - at least someone likes him.
"We couldn't sleep because of the constant croaking, so we are getting ready to go hunt them," - Ukrainian national team defender Vladislav Vashchuk gave an original explanation as to why Spain defeated them by 4-0 - frogs croaking loud next to the hotel prevented the team from resting.
"At that moment, I thought - what a beautiful goal. Now I want to go and watch it on TV to see how truly unique it was," - the surprising humility of Argentine striker Hernan Crespo, but he has a reason - a fantastic goal scored by the Argentine national team against Serbia and Montenegro after 24 passes.
"In Munich, it's sweltering hot. We're sitting in a stadium that more resembles a spaceship ready to take off in the middle of the match," - BBC commentator Darren Fletcher during the match between Saudi Arabia and Tunisia's eleven.
"When we are in the stadium, it looks like a spaceship, so it's no wonder that there's a real fierce battle on the field," - again BBC commentator Darren Fletcher during the same match.
"For some inexplicable reason, Kasey Keller kept giving the ball away to the opponents, Landon Donovan showed no aggression, and DaMarcus Beasley didn't show anything at all," - USA national team coach Bruce Arena on the defeat to the Czech Republic with a dry score of 3-0. And that's not all.......
"Let's be honest, they can't stand the ball. They would only like it if it were heavy and bumpy," - USA coach Bruce Arena about the goalkeepers' complaints about the new ball.
"I won't tell you anything now because tomorrow it will end up on the front pages of the newspapers, and I'll become the world's biggest scapegoat. I can't speak as politely as Figo," - Luiz Felipe Scolari, when his coached the Portuguese national team faced a wave of criticism after a minimal victory against Angola.
"Is it a miracle that we are here? No, we just flew here by plane," - Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker.
"The yellow card made me worried, but I'm not going to change my playing style, although I might have to try to adapt a bit to the situation," - robot Crouchas, which wasn't programmed with a good vocabulary.
"Football is not played on paper, everything is decided on the field. This game is not mathematics because rarely in football is two plus two four - most of the time it's three or five," - Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker.
Reporter: "Have you ever seen a similar player? (referring to Peter Crouch)?" Roque Santa Cruz: "Yes, when I watched the NBA."
"By the time the match started at three o'clock, it was really difficult to play in the midday sun," - David Beckham in an interview with BBC1.
