The lesson to learn is to pay attention for 90 minutes because in front of you are great champions.

- Claudio Ranieri

Damien is Damien. When I don't put him in the squad my mother, who's 84, asks 'why isn't Damien playing?' She kills me about it and that's true

- Claudio Ranieri

Buffon is a gentleman thinking only of the ball [after Gianluigi Buffon's strong tackle on Andy Carroll during a friendly with Newcastle

- Claudio Ranieri

In Italy the Coach is a paratrooper who jumps out of the plane but doesn't know if the parachute will open or not.

- Claudio Ranieri

You cannot make mistakes in the Champions League.

- Claudio Ranieri

If it is the case that you need just a first 11 and three or four more players, then why did Christopher Columbus sail to India to discover America?

- Claudio Ranieri

One beautiful day, a radiant day, Mr Roman Abramovich introduced himself to me and said I should put a shopping list together.

- Claudio Ranieri

We were very nervous at the start, we didn't play our game at all.

- Claudio Ranieri