"You’d think the Cameroonians would have learnt their lesson now. You can’t get very far with such brutal tackles. It’s just not cricket you know."

"You’d think the Moroccans would have learnt their lesson by now. You can’t win games without scoring goals."

"The good news for Nigeria is that they’re two-nil down very early in the game."

"Argentina are the second-best team in the world, and there’s no higher praise than that."

"I came to Nantes two years ago and it’s much the same today, except that it’s totally different. The red light district is still the same mind you. Though it’s a lot bigger. And more expensive. I prefer Hamburg, more variety. There are these ladies there with fully formed moustaches."

"You can’t do better than go away from home and get a draw."

"I don’t think there’s anyone bigger or smaller than Maradona."

"The game has gone rather scrappy as both sides realise they could win this match or lose it or draw it even."

"I’d love to be a mole on the wall in the Liverpool dressing room at half-time. And not for the reasons that you’re thinking of Clive."

"England have the best fans in the world and Scotland’s fans are second to none."

"The substitute is about to come on – he’s a player who was left out of the starting line-up today. There were others as well."

"Goalkeepers aren’t born today until they’re in their late 20s or 30s and sometimes not even then. Or so it would appear. To me anyway. Don’t you think the same?"

"Despite his white boots, he has real pace and aggression."

"They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Heighway and he’s nothing like him, but I can see why; it’s because he’s a bit different. They are both called Steve."

"Chile have three options – they could win or they could lose. It’s up to them, the tide is in their court now."

"The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they’re not careful."

"In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg. But leukemia is worse still. Probably."

"I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat."