Uli Hoeness Quotations

We extend our congratulations to Iran for qualifying for the World Cup and thank you for the invitation.

There are no beauty prizes here. Successful football is what we want. I bet Werder Bremen wish they had won 1-0 in Europe.

We're playing for the people, not for the regime. We want to reduce this to soccer only.

Like everybody else in the whole country, I think the national team is a catastrophe.

Only those trapped in the past demand boycotts. Those sorts of methods have never solved any of the world's problems.

I am in favor of people talking. Those who talk with each other don't fight wars.

But there is a danger if they all hug each other all the time. At the moment there's a bit too much love for each other in this squad.

Bastian has not done anything wrong so does need to justify a single thing. We will take care of the rest along with the judges.

For me the final word hasn't been spoken yet. I can well imagine Michael will stay with Bayern. But one thing is clear. From now on, the talks with be led by us and not him.

He should stop his dancing around in California while leaving us to deal with all the crap here.

It is a bit arrogant to believe that we will win the World Cup. We can win it but everything needs to go perfectly. We should not be talking about the title at the moment.

We could have avoided all these problems. The clubs are paying the price for this. The intensification of the goalkeeper issue has become a huge problem. The hunt for the job has caused a lot of problems.

We won't stand a chance against Milan if we play like we did in our last league game.

We want to have an answer by the start of October.

We must be careful that the mood in the squad is not too good. The coach agrees with me on this point.

The grass is a big problem for an attack-minded team. It is difficult to dribble with the ball at pace and cross.

We had a good talk and we ate well.

We are waiting for Mr Becker to come to us, that is our agreement.

We want an active role, and we'll remain involved as the years roll by. We will finance the project for the next 15 to 20 years.

The team is in the same catastrophic condition as the whole country. A lot of things bother me, for example, where he lives. In my view it's obvious that a coach also makes sacrifices when he demands them from others.

A decision like that before the most important league game this year is not an ideal moment.

after all I heard from him I understood the club needed somebody else to take over.

This is hurting the teams. Kahn certainly wouldn't have played the match if the decision over the Germany goalkeeper was settled.

This is a big loss for Bayern and for Germany.

It was always clear that Michael was not interested in learning a new language or a new culture but rather a new currency.

It's important that long-term help is put in place. We want to run the project for 10 or 15 years, review it on an annual basis and regularly invite children to Munich.

It's clear that Michael is not moving to learn a new language or learn a new culture. He's going to learn about a new kind of money.

It was no real setback against Werder but we know it's going to be tight in the league and in the Cup against St Pauli.

I've got no resentment towards Michael. But I just wish he was completely honest and said 'I'm going because I want to earn more money'.

Not making a decision on the starting goalkeeper after the last friendly against the United States (on March 22) was irresponsible. It's psychological terror, absolute psycho terror.

I hope the manager and the team can overcome all of this. It is not easy to go into a game after spending so much time with legal prosecutors.

If the player is interested, he has to tell us - then we will sit down together with Cologne. But we won't let ourselves be put under pressure from the competition.

I don't think Lehmann was surprised because he knew the decision 1½ years ago. We can't be happy by the demolition of one of our best players.

I don't think Lehmann was surprised because he knew the decision 1 1/2 years ago.

Good team spirit is a fine thing to have and I'm someone who likes a harmonious atmosphere,

I believe, like the rest of the country, that the national team is a catastrophe.

You can't solve these problems by teleconferencing from California - he shouldn't dance around in California and let us do the dirty work here,

You can't solve these problems by teleconferencing from California -- he shouldn't dance around in California and let us do the dirty work here.

This is a huge shock for all of us and a big loss for FC Bayern and the national team.