Quotes of the Day

Referee Webb gestures during the 2010 World Cup second round soccer match between Brazil and Chile at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg
Friday, Jul. 09, 2010

Open quoteWhen I watched his first game, I encouraged him to pack up. My brother was with me at the time, and he said, 'I can see summat in this young lad.' History has proven him right and me wrong.Close quote

  • BILLY WEBB,
  • father of soccer referee Howard Webb, whom he had discouraged from the career choice. Webb is the first Englishman to referee a World Cup final since 1974
Photo: Christian Charisius / Reuters | Source: UKPA