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" Our games are not always the best, but they are exciting, which is what people love to see. "

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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. "

" Some players are quite homely, and they don't see themselves going abroad; others would relish the challenge. I can only speak personally, but I always wanted the challenge, and to go and live in a place like Barcelona was great. "

" 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. "

" We do not want to alienate supporters. "

" I hear it all the time in the street: 'It's the crisp bloke.' "

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

" I try very hard to be bad, but people never take me seriously. "

" It's only a matter of time before the English clubs become a lot more competitive in Europe, if not dominant, because our league is, by far, the richest league in the world. "

" Diving is a really, really difficult one because a player is the only one who genuinely knows whether they have dived. You can look at it at 40 different angles and not know. And you can just fall over, too. "

" Twitter has been a godsend for travelling. "

" People are fed up with the way things are. There is a lot of bitterness out there, a lot of anger about a lack of jobs and concerns for the next generation. "

" I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too. "

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

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

" I'm more of a 5 Live man. But I might listen to a bit of Coldplay or The Smiths. "

" This whole 'tired footballers' and three-games-a-week thing is an absolute myth. "

" 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? "

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" It's nice to have the power of Twitter to correct things that were incorrect. "

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

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" Not many players would turn down a chance to play for Real Madrid and Barcelona, as they're right at the top the tree in terms of football. "

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" I've heard things said on football pitches that players clearly don't mean, whether it's racism or just an abusive comment in the heat of the moment. "