And so as 2012 comes to an end, Goal.com thought it only right we take a look back at some of the funniest, weirdest, most controversial, and most heartfelt sound bites from what has been another wonderful year of football.
- Montpellier owner Louis Nicollin was none too impressed with the Rossoneri's alleged pursuit of Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, comparing vice president Adriano Galliani to the bald-headed protagonist Kojak from the 1970s crime flick.
- 2012 saw a fair few Panenka-style chipped spot-kicks, and the man himself, Antonin Panenka, was typically humble when asked about his legacy from 12 yards.
- Zlatan gave his seal of approval like only Zlatan can.
- Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini reminds the Rossoneri of their financial limitations.
- Fair to say Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin wasn't in the mood to answer one particular journalists line of questioning following his sides defeat to England at Euro 2012.
- Sir Alex Ferguson was less than impressed with Ashley Williams' 'disgraceful' decision to hammer the ball into the back of Robin van Persie's head from all of six inches.
- Pune FC co-founder Rajeev Piramal is still wondering what exactly they were all playing for.
- Reading's Jimmy Kebe emphatically reminded all at the club that they still have his confidence.
- Montpellier owner Louis Nicollin revealed the extent to which his team shocked the country when they beat some of Ligue 1's heavy-hitters to the 2011-12 title.
- Former Juventus director Luciano Moggi has his say on on the club's '30th' Scudetto success.
- Diego Maradona continued his war of choice words over who's the greatest of all time.
- Walking sound bite Mario responded in typical Balotelli fashion when asked why he doesn't show as much joy as one might expect upon finding the net in Manchester.
- Philadelphia Union manager Peter Nowak defended his decision to move on Sebastien Le Toux, the team's all-time leading scorer and the undisputed fan favourite.
- Nicolas Anelka is flying the flag for football's last intellectuals.
- Carlos Tevez suggested Gary Neville should concentrate on one job at a time.
- Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella struggled for words to describe his captain after a staggering 2012 for the Barcelona forward.
- His international team-mate Javier Mascherano found a few, however.
- Arsenal's Arsene Wenger had us all in mind when he wrote our headlines for us with this lovely little line of alliteration.
- Ajax's Ryan Babel provided us all a little perspective when looking back on his ill-fated time at Liverpool, though it probably did little to raise his own spirits.
- Fair to say South Korea head coach Choi Kang-Hee knows who he'll be voting for when the Ballon' dOr form ballot arrives on his doorstep.
- Argentina's general manager Carlos Bilardosingle-handedly keeping theBilardismo philosophy alive.
- Fifa President Sepp Blatter offers another modern interpretation of the world outside the Fifa House.
- Agent Mino Raiola bites back in a lexical fashion that would no doubt please his star client, Zlatan.
- Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim offered an interesting analogy when asked about his sides poor home form prior to their Champions League clash with CFR Cluj.
- Steaua owner Gigi Becali reminded us all that football is for everyone.
- Poor Diego Maradona Jr. offered yet another olive branch to Diego snr.
- QPR playmaker Adel Taarabt makes eyes at, well, everyone.
- How sweet; Jose Mourinho wishes that one day he'll have the Colombia goal machine all to himself.
- Newcastle's Demba Ba was fairly non-committal in his response to reported interest from north London.
- Last we checked, Thiago Silva is now sleeping soundly in that of PSG.
- Anderlecht's Lucas Biglia was a little less specific.
- Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard at the end of a year that has finally seen the major step forward for those who never gave up their pursuit for justice following the Hillsborough Disaster.
- Fabrice Muamba remains as charismatic as ever following his terrifying ordeal at White Hart Lane earlier this year; the world is lucky to have him.
- Ronaldinho reminded us all that while there are far more important things in life than football, the game can help us all through our most trying moments.
- Aleksandar Duric, still got it.
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