Claudio Ranieri quotes:

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

You cannot make mistakes in the Champions League.

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

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?

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

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

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

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