Quoting Ballers

''When you take a lot of stick you want to ram it down people's throats.'' Frank Lampard, June 2008.

Carlos Tevez After receiving criticism for a series of low-key performances with his national team, he declared: "Sometimes I don't even want to play for Argentina."

 "I have no doubts. To me, Kaka is the best player in the world, because he is the most complete player. I see him a notch above Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo," said Pelé.

 "Messi is my Maradona," said Maradona himself, as the head coach of the Argentine national team.

LAZY LINKS: ESPN UK SOCCERNET'S BIGGEST NAMES IN FOOTBALL

English Premier League

• Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) 
• Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) 
• Didier Drogba (Chelsea) 
• Frank Lampard (Chelsea) 
• Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 
• Fernando Torres (Liverpool) 
• Carlos Tevez (Man City)

Spanish La Liga

• Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 
• Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 
• Kaka (Real Madrid) 
• David Villa (Barcelona) 
• Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) 
• Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona)

Italian Serie A

• Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) 
• Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan) 
• Ronaldinho (AC Milan) 
• Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)

German Bundesliga

• Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) 
• Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) 
• Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen)

French Ligue 1

• Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux)

Major League Soccer

• David Beckham (L.A. Galaxy) 
• Landon Donovan (L.A. Galaxy) 
• Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls)

The top managers in the game

English Premier League

• Sir Alex Ferguson (Man Utd)
• Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)
• Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea)
• Roy Hodgson (Liverpool)

Spanish La Liga

• Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)
• Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid)

Italian Serie A

• Rafa Benitez (Inter Milan)
• Massimiliano Allegri (AC Milan)

German Bundesliga

• Louis van Gaal (Bayern Munich)

LAZY LINKS

No bids for Gourcuff, insists Bordeaux president

http://url4.eu/6JOyT

Drogba to miss start of season after operation

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=810038&sec=england&cc=4716

Higuain: Real Madrid expecting Cole arrival

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=810002&sec=transfers&cc=

Diarra could join Marseille

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=809771&sec=transfers&cc=4716&cc=4716

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The most heinous thing that came out of the world cup. LOL.