Samuel Eto’o is reputedly the highest-paid player in the world at £350,000 per week – that's £5,000 a day. Clive Tyldesley
We must have had 99 per cent of the match. It was the other three per cent that cost us. Ruud Gullit
I felt for Gareth Southgate. Tony Gubba
I’ve told the players we need to win so that I can have the cash to buy some new ones. Chris Turner, Peterborough manager, shortly before League Cup quarter-final 1992
I’m not a believer in luck, but I do believe you need it. Alan Ball
He’s one of the greatest players in the world, if not one of the greatest anywhere. Sky Andrew
He may well yet pull his team from the edge of the cliff by the scruff of its neck into the land of milk and honey. Jonathan Hayward
The ball was coming down like a butterfly with sore feet. Jamie Redknapp
In his youth Michael Owen was literally a greyhound. Jamie Redknapp
He’s literally left Ben Haim for dead there. Jamie Redknapp
This new ball literally explodes off the player’s foot. Jamie Redknapp
Most goals are scored between the posts. Jamie Redknapp
Hodge scored for Forest after 22 seconds – totally against the run of play. Peter Lorenzo
When you are 4-0 up, you should never lose 7-1. Lawrie McMenemy
The possession stats at one point were 77% to 33%. Mick Quinn
You need at least eight or nine men in a ten-man wall. Mark Lawrenson
Ireland will give 99% – everything they’ve got. Mark Lawrenson
Aston Villa are seventh in the league. That’s almost as high as you can get without being one of the top six. Ian Payne
Mark Hughes crossed every I and dotted every T. Robbie Savage
That kind of ball is meat and two drink for the Palace defence. Denis Irwin
And Brighton have beaten Southampton 4-2 which is exactly the same result as last year when they won 3-1. Des Lynam
Cole should be scoring from those distances, but I’m not going to single him out. Alex Ferguson
The lads really ran their socks into the ground. Alex Ferguson
You’re on your own out there with ten mates. Michael Owen
All the cul-de-sacs are closed for Scotland. Joe Jordan
There was nothing wrong with the performance, apart from throwing away the game. Glenn Hoddle
He (Michael Owen) is a good goal-scorer, not a natural born one – not yet. That takes time. Glenn Hoddle
Don’t ask me what a typical Brazilian is because I don’t know what a typical Brazilian is. But Romario was a typical Brazilian. Bobby Robson
We don’t want our players to be monks. We want them to be better football players because a monk doesn’t play football at this level. Bobby Robson
We didn’t underestimate them – they were just a lot better than we thought. Bobby Robson
He never fails to miss the target but that was a miss. Bobby Robson
We had ten times as many shots on target as Bolton – and they had none at all. Bobby Robson
If you count your chickens before they have hatched, they won’t lay an egg in the basket. Bobby Robson
It wasn’t going to be our day on the night. Bobby Robson
What can I say about Peter Shilton? Peter Shilton is Peter Shilton, and he has been Peter Shilton since the year dot. Bobby Robson
We got nine and you can’t score more than that. Bobby Robson
Alan Shearer has done very well for us, considering his age. We have introduced some movement into his game because he has got two good legs now. Last season he played with one leg. Bobby Robson
One accusation you can’t throw at me is that I’ve always done my best. Alan Shearer
Lampard picks his head up and knocks it out to the wing. Alan Shearer
We (England) haven’t been scoring goals, but football’s not just about scoring goals. It’s about winning. Alan Shearer
Steve McManaman once described Zinedine Zidane as ridiculous. You can’t get a higher compliment than that. Jason McAteer
Chris Waddle is off the pitch at the moment – exactly the position he is at his most menacing. Gerald Sinstadt
If someone in the crowd spits at you, you have just got to swallow it. Gary Lineker
Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win. Gary Lineker
Arsenal are streets ahead of everyone in this league and Manchester United are up there with them. Craig Bellamy
4I’d been ill and hadn’t trained for a week and I’d been out of the team for three weeks before that, so I wasn’t sharp. I got cramp before half-time as well. But I’m not one to make excuses. Clinton Morrison
We’ll still be happy if we lose. It’s on at the same time as the beer festival. Niall O’Mahoney, Cork manager, before game with Bayern Munich
There’s no way Ryan Giggs is another George Best. He’s another Ryan Giggs. Denis Law
If we played like this every week, we wouldn’t be so inconsistent. Bryan Robson
The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city. Brendan Rodgers
Doncaster will hit Villa with fire and broomstick. John Gregory
What I said to them at half-time would be unprintable on the radio. Gerry Francis
When David Beckham leaves the game, it will take a very special player to come in and carry the mantelpiece. Sophie Nicolau
I just wonder what would have happened if the shirt had been on the other foot. Mike Walker
I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week. But let me state that I don’t want to leave Leicester. Stan Collymore
He had defenders swarming around him like a wet blanket. Gerry Armstrong