"When the first game started, I cried like a baby. I thought it was never going to happen. It took too many meetings, too many flights and too many lawyers. But the great thing is everything got aligned."

-- Juan Carlos Rodriguez, president of Univision Deportes, on the Copa Centenario, which almost did not take place because organizers from Conmebol and Concacaf and tournament market officials were arrested on corruption charges. Univision has sold $135 million in advertising for the tournament, almost double the $70 million it paid for broadcast rights. (Bloomberg)

"Having 10,000 people here from Iceland is unbelievable. It's like having your family at the game. I know probably 50 percent of the crowd -- or at least recognize them."

-- Iceland Kari Arnason on the 10,000 Iceland fans who watched as Iceland beat Austria, 2-1, at the Stade de France to qualify for the Euro 2016 round of 16. (UEFA.com)

"To provoke anyone with a fart is not particularly smart or normal. It's nonsense -- I just broke wind and got a red card. I spoke to the referee afterwards, I was annoyed, but there were no bad words. I just said he was a buffoon."

-- Swede Adam Lindin Ljungkvist, who was shown a second yellow card late in Jarna SK's reserve team against Pershagen SK by referee Dany Kako for farting, accused of "deliberate provocation" and "unsportsmanlike behavior." (Aftonbladet via Guardian)

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