"Farewell Flo Jo, black queen - too beautiful, too fast."

Headline in Italy's daily sports paper Corriere dello Sport.

"I could give you examples of Aodan O Se's bar where it is choc-a-bloc for Manchester United and Liverpool."

Pat Comer, Galway's reserve goalkeeper, on the changing times in the Gaeltacht area of Carraroe.

"He's a f***ing big time Charlie."

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson on his former player and current Liverpool midfielder, Paul Ince.