We played a good match. We had six minutes of craziness. It was something which can't be explained. It's not read more

We played a good match. We had six minutes of craziness. It was something which can't be explained. It's not the moment of regrets. We are sorry, embittered, but this is soccer.

Set the ground rules and make sure it feels right.

Set the ground rules and make sure it feels right.

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

China has not only become a world major export country, but also an important import market ever since it adopted read more

China has not only become a world major export country, but also an important import market ever since it adopted the reform and opening-up policies in 1978.

The trial is totally meaningless. It's a political issue, not a legal issue. The procedures and the outcome were decided read more

The trial is totally meaningless. It's a political issue, not a legal issue. The procedures and the outcome were decided a long time ago. The people behind this want a lynching; they don't want justice.

an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

I can't really make another Blur record that's a big landscape sort of thing, due to my very basic guitar read more

I can't really make another Blur record that's a big landscape sort of thing, due to my very basic guitar ability, ... I want to sing and play so it has to be three chords. I can only do three chords and not look at the guitar.

(The hype) speaks for itself. It's a big game, and we're going to be prepared.

(The hype) speaks for itself. It's a big game, and we're going to be prepared.

We put up sheets here so they can have their privacy,

We put up sheets here so they can have their privacy,