November's GQ (for the uninitiated: it's a lad mag): "I think it's worth sacrificing going out clubbing and drinking for 10 years because the rewards for football are tremendous. You get paid very well to do something you enjoy doing. The sacrifices are worthwhile. When you're a footballer sometimes you've got to go home and put your feet up."
Who said that? Liverpool midfield kingpin Steven Gerrard.
Last week? Had to apologise to Sven Goran Eriksson for going on an alcohol-drenched tear days before England v Greece match. Yep.
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