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" I've only got a Saturday job so my weekdays are generally pretty free. "

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" Feel ashamed of my generation. We've let down our children and their children. "

" That's what being a footballer is, really: you train at this time, you finish at that time, then you do that, then you go home, then you're not allowed out, then you do this... there comes a point in your career - about thirty, thirty-one - when you get a bit sick of being screamed at. "

" This whole science thing of working out if players are a little bit tired just gives you an excuse to leave them out. "

" Ooh, it's too embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets - although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well-received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so inept. "

" I try to avoid saying 'fantastic' too often and 'obviously' is a dangerous word for all broadcasters. "

" Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element. "

" People are possibly not spelling 'Leicester' correctly everywhere round the globe, but they are at least saying it correctly now. "

" We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job. "

" Ferrari or Lamborghini. Never fancied one of those - too flash for me. I don't really like seeking too much attention. "

" 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. "

" I've known Mark Hughes for half a lifetime. We joined Barcelona in the same summer of 1986, played together under Terry Venables and Luis Aragones, and have kept in touch ever since. "

" In the time I spent with him, Jurgen Klopp was enigmatic, larger than life, and extremely quick-witted. He is quite unique as a football manager in many ways, and that is what makes him so entertaining. "

" The treatment by some towards these young refugees is hideously racist and utterly heartless. What's happening to our country? "

" Are people like Tom Cruise in touch with their public? I doubt it. Footballers are more like the rock stars of yester-year: they are box office. "

" My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather. "

" Presenting football is something that I love to do. I'm very fortunate being able to do one of the BBC's flagship shows. "

" I think if I'd ever had any skeletons in the closet, they'd have been out a long time ago. "

" Football matters so much to people, and they get very defensive - or angry. "

" Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's a good player; he can help. He's not very good.' I'm not trying to defend anyone's actions, but there are going to be isolated incidents because it's an emotive, passionate sport. "

" In my day, I wasn't the best footballer, but I was the best goalscorer for two or three years. "

" It would be a great adventure for Leicester to be in the Champions League. "

" The E.U. has its weaknesses, but it's been pretty good for us, and it's been pretty good for Europe, and it's kept peace. "

" I've got about 5 million followers on Twitter, and if I tweet anything, there will be faux outrage. "

" Football is losing its heart and sense of humour. "

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" We are in the the entertainment business, and we all know if you are top of the tree, you get big money. "

" The only way to get to the other end of the pitch is to belt it and then belt it again. "

" I can't understand why someone wouldn't have a degree of sympathy for people that had to flee their country, travel to try and find their home somewhere, and nobody wants them. How could you not be a little bit sympathetic? "

" I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too. "