"The fact is that people want them to stay in the competition and that's why the referee didn't do what he should have done out there."

- Ireland under-20 team manager Brian Kerr inferring that the referee favoured the home team in their World Youth Championship match in Nigeria on Wednesday when the Irish lost on penalties and went out of the competition.

"I've spent £12 million already thanks to Mr Fayed and we are not going to stop now."

- Kevin Keegan, after his club Fulham had clinched promotion to the English First Division, on how to be a successful football manager.

"When I won then I didn't have the knowledge or the time to enjoy it properly."

- Jose-Maria Olazabal on winning the US Masters for the second time following years of painful injury.