Normally when you look at the Ballon d’Or winners, they’re either attacking midfield players or centre-forwards. They are goalscorers and eye-catching players. John Barnes Read Quote
If you believe you always have to sign players and the players start to believe that, that’s when you lose matches. John Barnes Read Quote
Once you have players you like and a good enough squad there’s no need to spend money. John Barnes Read Quote
I am no different from a lot of people. I am concerned for the future of my children and concerned for the future of all children. John Barnes Read Quote
You have to give 100 per cent in every game and you cannot give more than 100 per cent. John Barnes Read Quote
How many black people are there in the higher echelons of any industry? We can talk about journalism, we can talk about politics. So why should football be any different? John Barnes Read Quote
What I say about myself, black footballers or black pop stars is that we have been ‘elevated out of blackness.’ Because when people see us, they don’t see us as being black. These are the issues that we should address. John Barnes Read Quote
Why should racism go away when we are not tackling it in the right way? We are influenced by what we see in the world and what we see in the world is certain people being considered more worthy than others – and we continue to see that. John Barnes Read Quote
