Supershorts They Said It: 'Thank you, breasts!'

Everyone knows I am their brand, even if there is no contract. I'm going to go everywhere with the team, to every game. I owe my fame to my breasts. Thank you, breasts!

Paraguayan model Larissa Riquelme, while launching a 3D photo shoot for Brazilian Playboy, on her connection with the nation's soccer team. The spoilsports at the Paraguayan FA had a different view: "Riquelme has no legal link with the APF."

"Any maid I allow into my house must know how to clean, how to iron, and be grossly ugly. There are pretty and ugly maids in this world. Women with footballers must always hire ugly."

Model Evangelina Anderson says soccer players' wives must hire domestic staff carefully after rival model Wanda Nara's husband Maxi Lopez, Evangelina's ex, was accused of making "lewd advances" to their maid.

"I'd have hoovered if I knew he was coming."

Manchester United fan Shaun Kelly when Eric Cantona popped in to visit.

"They edited videos of interviews with undercover reporters to suggest I'd sell my votes to fund a football academy. I'll confirm my integrity using the full 98-minute video and I'm planning to take legal action against the newspaper."

Oceania Football President Reynald Temarii on the vote-selling scandal.

"A full-scale search was launched last night for Australians who could bat. It looked as though an all-points bulletin might have to be issued to the emergency coaching services for it to have any hope of success."

English cricket writer Stephen Brenkley, of the Independent, starts writing Ricky Ponting's team talk.