Neymar's gone on the diving board and now he's peed from the diving board.
-- La Liga President Javier Tebas, claiming that Neymar and Paris St. Germain are flouting UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules.
Those who are instinctively against it were worried that it would turn into American football, with every decision reviewed by an umpire.
-- IFAB Technical Dir David Elleray, on the success of video review testing making it likely it will be used in the next World Cup.
No law is so perfect that it cannot be broken.
-- IOC President Thomas Bach, saying, in the wake of claims of vote buying to secure the Rio Games, that no organization is "immune to credibility issues."
Content has become handheld.
-- Bollywood actress and franchise owner Preity Zinta, on why Twenty20's shortened format is cricket's best hope to attract a new generation of fans.
I think the industry is genuinely excited about having a A$27 billion big brother looking after Channel 10.
-- Administrator Mark Korda, on U.S. broadcaster CBS gaining "overwhelming" support from creditors for its takeover of Australia's Ten Network.
The market is way too hot at the moment.
-- Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeneß, on the club's reluctance to "spend big" for high-profile players.
I think I’d been in my office for four days when the Sam Allardyce issue blew up, and I was thinking, 'Crumbs, will I last the first week?'
-- FA Chair Greg Clarke, on sacking the England manager to start a tumultuous 12 first months on the job.
We should have no baseball. For human reasons, for the children who are dying for lack of food and medicines.
-- Former Caracas Lions Manager Alfredo Pedrigue, after Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro said he was giving $10M to the country's professional baseball league.
Norway is a country where equal standing is very important for us, so it is good for the country and for the sport.
-- Norwegian Players' Association President Joachim Walltin, after the Norwegian FA said men's and women's national team players will get the same pay.
It’s the most cost-effective billboard you can buy.
-- Mongoose Sports & Entertainment Dir Rupert Pratt, on building brand awareness through jersey sponsorships.
We’re prepared to chip our dogs and it doesn’t seem to harm them, so why aren’t we prepared to chip ourselves?
-- World Olympians Association CEO Mike Miller, calling for the use of microchips in athletes to help find drug cheats.
I'm still intrigued.
-- NFL New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, on the prospect of buying a Premier League club.
Now the fans are dreaming again.
-- AC Milan Managing Dir Marco Fassone, on the resurgence of AC Milan and Inter Milan after both clubs were taken over by Chinese investors.
We need to be creative, to work hard, because I don't have Qatar's checkbook.
-- Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille Owner Frank McCourt, on competing with rival Paris St. Germain in the transfer market.
People will put money on anything else but kabaddi.
-- Pro Kabaddi League side U Mumba CEO Supratik Sen, on the difficulty of landing sponsorship deals.
I don't believe in bad faith. I rather think that it's incompetence.
-- French Rugby Federation President Bernard Laporte, on World Rugby's evaluation that recommended South Africa over France and Ireland to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Sports can't be run by bureaucrats.
-- Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, promising sweeping reforms of the Sports Authority of India, including a 50% reduction in staff.
I am not a normal run-of-the-mill guy.
-- Gold Coast-based fund manager Stuart McAuliffe, who is in talks with the NRL to take over the Gold Coast Titans.
If someone offers a ridiculous amount, they’ll be getting the best football agency in the world.
-- Stellar Group Owner Jonathan Barnett, on reports that he is in talks to sell the agency for more than £100M.
Rodchenkov should be shot for lying, like Stalin would have done.
-- Russian Olympic Committee honorary President Leonid Tyagachev, on Olympic doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov, who is in hiding in the U.S.
If they are not disciplined seriously, they will be laughing at the IOC behind closed doors and plotting their next caper.
-- Whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov, calling for the IOC to deliver a strong punishment to the Russian Olympics movement for doping abuses.
It's just bad, and that's it. It's sport, damn it.
-- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, reacting to the IOC's decision to ban the Russian team from the PyeongChang Games.
We are showing that we are not standoffish noses in the air.
-- FA Chair Greg Clarke, on his upcoming worldwide "charm offensive" to help England's expected bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
I don't want people to speak about me being a good female administrator. I want to be known as a good administrator.
-- Raelene Castle, who was confirmed on Tuesday as the CEO of Rugby Australia, making her the first woman to head an Aussie football code.
I don't want any of that tarty nonsense.
-- Silverstone Managing Dir Stuart Pringle, on Formula 1 continuing to use promotional "grid girls," a practice Liberty Media has under "strong review."
This could mean that BT and Sky can take their foot off the accelerator.
-- Ampere Analysis Dir Richard Broughton, on how BT and Sky's deal to share content could impact bidding for Premier League rights.
