I feel sadness that it has come to this.
-- British golf commentator Peter Alliss, on the BBC handing over live coverage of the Open Championship to Sky Sports.
I know the distrust and I understand the distrust. Most people in Brazil, we are not known for our capability on delivering things on time and on budget.
-- Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, on Rio 2016 organizers finishing infrastructure projects on time for the Games.
We will leave no stone unturned and we will also look at that.
-- Volkswagen CEO Matthias Müller, on the possibility of the carmaker cutting its investment in football, including in Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, in the wake of the emissions scandal.
This has been, even for seasoned FIFA watchers, a pretty dramatic week.
-- Former U.K. Sports Minister Hugh Robertson, calling on the FA to withdraw its support for Michel Platini.
The rules should not be changed after the game has started.
-- Candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, urging FIFA not to change the date of the presidential election.
We won't spend money or waste it just to appease commentators.
-- Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis, answering criticism that the club doesn't spend enough on transfers to bring in top level players.
Formula 1 is 10-15 years behind MLS in developing that fan base.
-- Circuit of the Americas President Jason Dial, on the potential of the U.S. market for F1's future.
It’s the one right that we can fully exploit within Formula 1.
-- Mexican F1 Grand Prix Marketing & Media Relations Dir Rodrigo Sanchez, on the importance of ticket sales for race promoters.
Monaco play in Ligue 1, so why not Barcelona?
--- French PM Manuel Valls, on Barcelona joining the French league in case the club gets kicked out of La Liga.
FIFA is a corrupt organization -- and has been for 40 years.
-- FA Chair Greg Dyke, on football's global governing body before the U.K.'s Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee.
They can call us whatever they want. Being Aussies, they probably will.
-- New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen, on the Aussies banning the term All Blacks ahead of the RWC final on Saturday.
Clearly there is an issue in Red Bull which was created by Red Bull, not by anybody else, and we are not a charity foundation. So we are not here to help.
-- McLaren Racing Dir Eric Boullier, opposing Honda supplying engines to rival Red Bull.
My goal was to get on to the starting grid and that didn't look achievable. So I had to call it a day.
-- Williams F1 test driver Susie Wolff, announcing she will retire from motorsport.
This is a whole different scale of corruption than the FIFA scandal or the IOC scandal in respect to Salt Lake City.
-- Canadian Sports Lawyer Richard McLaren, on the WADA report on doping due to be released on
Monday.
That is your nuclear weapon. Either get this done or you are not going to Rio.
-- WADA Investigative Committee Chair Dick Pound, telling the IAAF it should stop Russia from competing until it was completely rehabilitated.
To use a technical term, I think we’re screwed.
-- U.S. GP Founder and COTA Chair Bobby Epstein, on the Texas government cutting its financial support for the race by 20%.
We know that the English are going to be welcoming ... for the first time in history.
-- France supporter Eric Lavaud, who traveled from St. Tropez for Tuesday night's friendly against England.
We have to show courage as a society and can't surrender. Otherwise those who shouldn't be celebrating now will celebrate.
-- Borussia Dortmund Chair Hans-Joachim Watzke, on the Bundesliga resuming play after the Paris bombing.
People see [tennis] as a clean sport, it’s a great product with great athletes and I think tennis is in the best place it’s ever been.
-- ATP President Chris Kermode, on signing a record $160M in sponsorships.
It is clear that perception and reality have become horribly mangled.
-- IAAF President Sebastian Coe, on why he "reluctantly" ended his role as Nike ambassador after more than 30 years.
The subject of the Olympics should not be reduced to a simplistic question of 'Yes' or 'No.'
-- Paris 2024 Bid Committee Co-President Tony Estanguet, on the city not holding a referendum to gain approval for its Olympic bid.
Nothing ever gets done, and I don't like wasting my time.
-- Andy Murray, on his frustration that the LTA isn't doing more to use his successes to improve juniors tennis.
This is manna for Spanish football.
-- LFP President Javier Tebas, on La Liga's threeyear, $2.9B domestic broadcast deal.
If we all walked away, the game would still go on because there'd be a couple of kids in a park somewhere playing it.
-- Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou, hitting out at boycotting fans who say the game wouldn't exist without them.
