One beautiful day, a radiant day, Mr Roman Abramovich introduced himself to me and said I should put a shopping list together.

The lesson to learn is to pay attention for 90 minutes because in front of you are great champions.

If it is the case that you need just a first 11 and three or four more players, then why did Christopher Columbus sail to India to discover America?

Buffon is a gentleman thinking only of the ball [after Gianluigi Buffon's strong tackle on Andy Carroll during a friendly with Newcastle

Damien is Damien. When I don't put him in the squad my mother, who's 84, asks 'why isn't Damien playing?' She kills me about it and that's true

In Italy the Coach is a paratrooper who jumps out of the plane but doesn't know if the parachute will open or not.

We were very nervous at the start, we didn't play our game at all.

You cannot make mistakes in the Champions League.

In my view, fitness training isn't that important in England, as they all train with such intensity anyway and have a competitive edge when just sprinting. The matches are all hard-fought, too.

I never said most of the things I said.

Who put the bomp in the bomp-bomp-bomp-bomp-bomp, who put the ram in the rama-lama-ding-dong?

Facts and credibility only support persuasion.

I verily believe that I never took infant in my arms that did not the moment it was there by its cries beg to be removed.

It is a time-honored adage that love begats love...cast your bread upon the waters and ye shall receive it after many days, increased to a hundredfold.

Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.

The current global landscape is quite different from the not-too-distant past. The process of globalization has intensified, and the world is moving towards new forms of governance.

You must remember that we persecute nobody for religion. We regard religion as an error and fight it with education.

The most beautiful missionaries I saw were those who talked less about religion but who were very generous in their approach.

But usually I'll wake up and start writing about nine o'clock. I'll probably write for about three hours, and I'll do that over the next month and a half.