If you put a rotten apple inside a dressing room, it affects everybody else.      Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, no stranger to controversy himself, has put the boot into Mario Balotelli and said there is no way AC Milan will make a move for the Manchester City striker Jan 8, 2013

     We have a common goal. We need discipline. It starts with everyone wearing the same socks.      Jupp Heynckes lays down the law at Bayern Munich, after Phillipp Lahm and Thomas Mueller wear - gasp! - white socks in training Jan 8, 2013

     It is the biggest club I have ever played for. In the Premier League, there is no bigger club than Liverpool.      Daniel Sturridge - once of Manchester City and Chelsea - gives his view on his new club Jan 8, 2013

     I have always paid my taxes, have represented England, but I have to leave while you hear how they protect the rights of terrorists.      Former England forward Hendre Fourie is angry at facing deportation after retiring from the game Jan 7, 2013

     Walk off? No. I don't think that is the solution       FIFA president Sepp Blatter wades in on the debate over how players should respond to racist abuse Jan 7, 2013

     I can definitely say there are gay All Blacks because I have slept with one      Gay media personality Steve Gray believe it is time for a homosexual All Black to admit to their sexuality Jan 6, 2013

     There's no reason why England should be getting players in this way with the population of players we've got. It's a bit of an insult to our rugby      Harlequins' Nick Easter questions England's reliance on foreign-born players Jan 6, 2013

     If Newcastle's achievements had matched the support of the people who pay to watch them play, the club would be among the game's giants.       Sir Alex Ferguson outlines specifically who he was attacking when he said Newcastle is "a wee club in the North East" Jan 6, 2013

     I think Michael Bisping is a first class pr**k!       Tyson Fury responds to Bisping's claim that the boxer would get destroyed by Cain Velasquez Jan 5, 2013

     You are a w**ker who is sh*t at fighting.      Tyson Fury puts the boot into UFC star Michael Bisping Jan 5, 2013

     I feel like I'm in a hurricane.      Webb Simpson gave his opinion after play at the Tournament of Champions was cancelled due to high winds Jan 4, 2013

     I am very sorry about this news Chamakh has sign a 6 month loan deal! not my pick.      West Ham United owner David Sullivan's son, Jack Sullivan, questions his old man's scouting policy on Twitter Jan 4, 2013

     It just got infected from a bad pedicure experience.      You do hope world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka receives the ribbing she surely deserves for making this admission upon her withdrawal from the Brisbane International on account of a toe injury Jan 4, 2013

     This club is massive and that's something that helped the decision a lot. It was not a hard one.      Demba Ba doesn't even bother to pretend he agonised over a move from Newcastle to Chelsea Jan 4, 2013

     I was afraid my brain was going to melt and start to dribble out of my ears. It was like someone detonated a nuclear bomb of boredom in the arena.      Michael Bisping wasn't a big fan of Alan Belcher's fight with Yushin Okami Jan 4, 2013

     I'm the new baddest man on the planet, I'll smash @cainmma. Let's get it on!      Tyson Fury claims he could beat UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez Jan 3, 2013

     It could be billed as the man vs midget. Let's get it on! You small stiff idiot.      Tyson Fury challenges Cain Velasquez to a fight Jan 3, 2013

     People keep asking me how did I celebrate? I tell them I stood with my trousers and pants down trying to have a wee while a big bearded bloke stared at me.      Phil Taylor's celebrations for winning a 16th world title were put on ice by a drugs test Jan 3, 2013

     The way to get out of the poo is to fight with people who are prepared to get in the trenches with you      London Irish coach Brian Smith on his team's predicament Jan 3, 2013

     He has the body of a lion but the legs of a chicken and the heart of a chicken.      Michael Bisping doesn't hold back in his assessment of UFC legend Vitor Belfort Jan 2, 2013

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