Sport: Quotes of the week

Friday 06 August 1999 23:02 BST
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I'm no longer part of Arsenal and it doesn't interest me. To hell with the English people.

Nicolas Anelka, ex-Arsenal, on the Charity Shield.

This shouldn't happen somewhere like Belgium... Maybe it's something you expect in Russia, but not a civilised country.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson after two United youth players were banned following an attack on a referee.

David is actually a really intelligent person. He's really deep.

Victoria Adams on Mr Posh Spice.

They are two-faced and treat people like dirt.

Paul Ince, on signing for Middlesbrough, on Gerard Houllier and Phil Thompson at his former club, Liverpool.

Give him some morphine because there's something wrong with his brain.

Linford Christie, after knocking down a photographer outside his home.

On paper, they're not fit to carry our clubs.

US golfer Payne Stewart on his forthcoming Ryder Cup opponents.

The thing the three of them have in common is that they are not British and all they appear to want to do is what's best for their wallets.

Leeds chairman Peter Risdale on Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Anelka and Pierre van Hooijdonk.

Compiled by Jim Bruce-Ball

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