Al-Qaeda, by contrast, never played cricket and favoured volleyball

So cricket is one of the rare things which can bring the Pakistan military and the Taliban together, in what amounts to a temporary ceasefire. For example, it is not unknown for army bulldozers to clear the wickets of debris at the start, and for the Taliban to provide security while tournaments are under way. My informants told me that the Al-Qaeda, by contrast, never played cricket and favoured volleyball. They also liked football - but never cricket.

P. Oborne, Wounded tiger (2014), 411-2

Soccer, a game which in my opinion, might, with profit, have been reserved for girls

'There are three sports played in this area at this time of year,' Platt said. 'One is soccer, a game which in my opinion, might, with profit, have been reserved for girls; one is rugby league, which is played very largely by people for money; and the third is rugby union, a fair and equitable game, played at our oldest universities as well as by all our major public schools. It is a game conceived by and therefore, quite naturally, played by gentlemen[.]

D. Storey, Saville (1976), 148