I associate the metaphor of sport with war. The unrest in the former Yugoslavia, after all, started with a football match that then became charged in nationalist ways and ended in violence.

I will do whatever it takes to win a football match.

I got a couple of front teeth knocked out during a football match when I was hit by a flying elbow.

To see my country lose a football match is very hard for someone who has worn the shirt.

Opera is credible drama now, and it costs less than going to a football match. What have you got to lose?

If I liken the Pacific War to a football match, I can say to you that the first half is over, we have kicked off after the interval, and we are going to carry the ball into enemy territory for a smashing victory.