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"Some journalist went 'Obviously you might play now Gerrard’s not around?' It got my back up. So I made sure that whatever I did in that World Cup, I did myself proud" Nicky Butt recalls getting one over on Liverpool star at 2002 Finals
By Chris Nee published
Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt impressed at the World Cup in 2002 and has spoken up about his motivation

'Brian Clough shouted at me for barging into the changing room. I remembered to knock every time after that' Colin Todd on the ex-Nottingham Forest boss and his memory of an elephant
By Chris Nee published
Colin Todd worked with Brian Clough at Sunderland, Derby County and Nottingham Forest

‘Nicole Kidman is always great to watch - oh, then there’s Winston Churchill of course… there are so many legends’ Sean Dyche on his favourite redheads… and the best hole in the world
By Chris Nee published
Sean Dyche represents the redhead community in the Premier League and he's a knowledgeable ambassador

‘I got a phone call and our manager said, ‘I think you’d better take it’. It was the Pope - I said, ‘Hi Pope, you alright?’ So we went to the Vatican to meet the Pope and shook hands with him’ Paul Gascoigne on meeting Pope John Paul II
By Chris Nee published
The Pope was lucky enough to have an audience with Gazza during his time in Serie A

'I almost signed for Manchester United, but all of a sudden Chelsea came in for me – then they almost sent me on loan to CSKA Moscow' Joe Cole on his Russian Premier League and Old Trafford near-misses
By Chris Nee published
Joe Cole was the sixth signing made by Chelsea under the ownership of Roman Abramovich

'Walter was an incredibly successful manager and an even better bloke, and I found it a really interesting way of looking at it' Frank Lampard reveals managerial wisdom from Rangers legend Walter Smith
By Chris Nee published
Coventry City manager Frank Lampard took to heart a piece of advice from the late Rangers boss Walter Smith

'When you play for a club like Chelsea, you’re obligated to try and win every trophy at the end of the season' Joao Pedro on his hunger for silverware at Stamford Bridge
By Chris Nee published
Joao Pedro won his first trophy within days but knows the pressure is on to add to Chelsea's silverware

‘If you brought prime Sir Alex Ferguson back in, he wouldn’t be able to turn it around straight away. The club is rotten from the bottom up at the minute’ Nicky Butt on the state of Manchester United
By Chris Nee published
Nicky Butt enjoyed enormous success with Man United under Ferguson and reflected on their more modern struggles

‘I look like Henry VIII - it’s a very different kind of honour, but I love it’ Sean Dyche on The Royal Dyche in Burnley
By Chris Nee published
Sean Dyche was immortalised in his adopted Lancashire home after years in the Premier League with the Clarets

‘When Terry Venables died, I was sat in the car and cried my eyes out. Terry was a f**king diamond. He had to be, to put up with me’ Paul Gascoigne on the manager he loved playing for most
By Chris Nee published
Gazza played for a succession of England managers and thrived more under some than others
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