- Uruguay captain Diego Lugano was more than a little bit upset by Luis Suarezs suspension for biting Giorgio Chiellini. Its probably been the worst three months of my life. - Steve Gerrard opens his heart after leading England to an embarrassing first-round exit at Brazil 2014 just over a month after Liverpool blew the chance to win a first Premier League title in 24 years. EXCUSES, EXCUSES I lost my balance, making my body unstable and falling on top of my opponent. At that moment I hit my face against the player leaving a small bruise on my cheek and a strong pain in my teeth. - Luis Suarez proves himself as creative and inventive off the field as he is on it, after being accused of biting Chiellini during Italys World Cup win over Uruguay. The worst of everything is the attitude of Chiellini. Hes a great player, with an enormous status. It doesnt correspond with Italian football. A sportsmen leaving the field, crying and appealing against a rival. As a man, he disappointed me totally. - Uruguay captain Lugano inexplicably blames Chiellini for a making a meal out of Suarez trying to make a meal out of him. My fellow players are sometimes occupying the spaces I want to play in. That forces me to adjust my runs, based on the position of my fellow players. Unfortunately, theyre often playing in my zones. I think thats a shame. - Manchester United striker Robin van Persie explains that his team-mates are to blame for his dismal goals return during the 2013-14 Premier League season. It is clear that when you are the best team in the world there is envy in some places. We at Real Madrid suffer from that and must fight against it. - Sergio Ramos attributes his clubs 4-3 Clasico loss to Barcelona to biased refereeing from jealous officials. The team underperformed in the second half but that was normal because it started to rain. - Ex-Inter boss Walter Mazzarri takes excuse-making to another level after another poor performance, against Verona. Four days later he was fired. STICKING THE BOOT IN He scored the 4-1 goal in the 120th minute of the Champions League final and celebrated like he was insane. That was the ultimate proof that he loves himself. The headlines should be about the team, not about Ronaldo... Its a sad thing that a team loses its identity because of an unbalanced captain, both for Ronaldo and for an entire generation. - Zvonimir Boban lays into Ballon dOr holder Cristiano Ronaldo after Portugals first-round elimination at World Cup 2014. The reality is hes a specialist because eight years without a piece of silverware, that is failure. - Mourinho takes an umpteenth swipe at old rival Arsene Wenger, who would go on to end his trophy drought with Arsenal by lifting the FA Cup. It could end up like the Dog & Duck against the Red Lion. - TV pundit Gary Neville was not exactly excited by the prospect of having to watch former side Manchester United face Liverpool, in light of the two sides underwhelming Premier League performances. An old jerk, arrogant, repulsive, conceited and ridiculous. - Neymars agent, Wagner Riberio, bids farewell to Luiz Felip Scolari after his resignation as Brazil boss. I am a sportsman, not a brand ambassador. I am not the sort of person who poses in underwear. - Manuel Neuer stresses in no uncertain terms that he has nothing in common with Cristiano Ronaldo other than a Ballon dOr nomination. It gave the title to Manchester City - its as simple as that. - Jose Mourinho unsurprisingly refuses to sugarcoat things for Steven Gerrards benefit after being asked about the midfielders infamous slip in Liverpools loss at home to Chelsea in May. They went home from Brazil with no emotion, as if such failure is normal. Typical for losers... They just stare at smartphones, with big earphones and PlayStation in their brains. They dont even know who they represent or what they are part of. - Boban turns his attention to England and their underperforming players, who bowed out of the World Cup at the group stage and without a victory to their name. I like Arsene for his principles, but principles are sort of a restriction. And restrictions are always lost possibilities. - Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov makes it obvious that he no longer has any faith in Arsene Wengers methods. Icardi shouldn’t have played today. He doesn’t belong to the football family! - Diego Maradona expresses his outrage at Inter striker and love-rat Mauro Icardi being invited to partake in a friendly game arranged to promote world peace. It was like something out of Swan Lake - its that blatant. - Hull boss Steve Bruce was astounded by the fact that Gary Cahill escaped a second yellow card for his theatrics in a 2-0 loss to Chelsea. If one day I go to a game and I dont feel I can win, maybe I dont go.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 22:04:19 +0000
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