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" It would be a great adventure for Leicester to be in the Champions League. "
Gary Lineker
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" There is Twitter outrage at everything. Be it a pair of trousers or a short skirt, somebody, somewhere, will not like it. "
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" As footballers, you just grow up with people from different backgrounds and different colors of skin. "
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" In this country, since footballs made from pigs' bladders were whacked into goals without nets, we've played on full-size pitches. Whatever our age. "
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" Feel ashamed of my generation. We've let down our children and their children. "
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" Twitter is an amazing thing; it brings footballers closer to the fans because so many of them are on there. I was cynical about it to begin with, but I have been converted. "
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" Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win. "
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" You cannot get involved in debate on 'MOTD'. You can do it on Sky because they've got hours and hours. We've got a couple of minutes. It's a very disciplined show. Our primary purpose is to show the action, and the analysis is very secondary. We have lots of people who would prefer no analysis. We have lots of people who would prefer more analysis. "
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