The sporting year ... in crazy quotes

Larry Ryan brings you the daft controversies, wacky conspiracy theories, memorable quotes and some of the craziest lines from the sporting year.

The sporting year ... in crazy quotes
Tue, 31 Dec, 2013 - 00:00
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Larry Ryan

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“I am one of the few who thought Gerrard was not a top, top, player. When Scholes and Keane were in our team Gerrard seldom had a kick against us.”

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CourtsSports ColumnistsPlace: TipperaryPlace: IndiaPerson: Larry RyanPerson: GerrardPerson: ScholesPerson: KeanePerson: Alex FergusonPerson: Ger LoughnanePerson: Joe BrollyPerson: Sean CavanaghPerson: Rafa BenitezPerson: BillPerson: TrapattoniPerson: Noel KingPerson: Annika SorenstamPerson: Michelle WiePerson: Joey BartonPerson: Ian PoulterPerson: KevinPerson: Eamonn O’HaraPerson: Kevin WalshPerson: Tomás Ó SéPerson: PaulPerson: Noel O’LearyPerson: Paul GalvinPerson: Eamon DunphyPerson: Brendan CumminsPerson: Muhammad AliPerson: Nelson MandelaPerson: Sachin TendulkarPerson: Lance ArmstrongPerson: Oprah WinfreyPerson: ArmstrongPerson: Sebastian CoePerson: Tyson GayPerson: Asafa PowellPerson: Vijay SinghEvent: Connacht finalOrganisation: LiverpoolOrganisation: DublinOrganisation: WexfordOrganisation: MonaghanOrganisation: ChelseaOrganisation: SligoOrganisation: Manchester UnitedOrganisation: Sports Illustrated
<p>BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, left, and FAI chief executive officer David Courell during Saturday's press conference at Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile</p>

Ireland? I will not be watching this team again. My children can decide for themselves

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