Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 21 Jun 2010, 18:28

Liverpool Football Club

Madrid Offered €25 Million, Liverpool Want €35 Million

steven_gerrard — I have €25 million ...any more bids?

Below are a selection of direct quotes from Kaka in yesterday’s Sunday Star.

In today’s El Mundo Deportivo, a bid has apparently been tabled of €25 million.

But Liverpool it is suggested, want €35 million. The Spanish site is saying that agent Struan Marshall is ‘making moves’ to get this deal done.

‘He is one of the few players in the world that has the ability to be a Madrid player. I would urge him to join Madrid.’

‘If you never play for Madrid, then there will always be something missing. There is no greater achievement than wearing the white shirt of Madrid.’

‘His next contract’ will be his last big one – and that’s a big choice not just financially but about what you can win. I am sure Gerrard respects Jose a lot and Madrid would be the ideal move for him.’