Gary Lineker

“You never know how long a player has left, especially with strikers. Once you turn 30, as a striker, you are usually on the way down, and playing from the age of 16, at such a high level, ha...”

“Most clubs would actually like homegrown players because they're a lot cheaper.”

“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...”

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

“The two centre-backs, Rob Huth and Wes Morgan, are in many ways journeyman pros, but they have that wonderful attitude and never-say-die spirit that has culminated in them being top of the l...”

“I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole thing. And while I love the game, and it's been a large part of my lif...”

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

“I watched Leicester City lose in the 1969 FA Cup final with my dad and granddad when I was eight and cried all the way home. I have seen them get promoted and relegated. I played for them fo...”

“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.”

“I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed.”

“The best, most successful managers in the modern era are those who can keep a player happy even if he is not in the team. Given the size of the squads and the use of rotation nowadays, that'...”

“I'm not that moody. I don't have big ups and downs.”

“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.”

“You've got no chance of reaching the top if you're just playing for money.”

“Basically, Walkers are putting real produce into their flavours, so the cheese and onion flavour is actually cheese and onion rather than just flavourings.”

“There is Twitter outrage at everything. Be it a pair of trousers or a short skirt, somebody, somewhere, will not like it.”

“The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem.”

“When I see old photos of me on the beach I don't look too bad... but it's hard trying to breathe in for such a long time when I spot the photographers!”

“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.”

“What you learn is that you can't please everyone all the time.”