Harry Redknapp Quotes

I remember my first Champions League final in 1996: Juventus-Ajax. That's the clearest memory from my childhood.

That save from Pele's header was the best I ever made. I didn't have any idea how famous it would become - to start with, I didn't even realise I'd made it at all.

England really is the birthplace, the heart and soul of football. If Barcelona had Liverpool's fans, or Arsenal's, or United's, we'd have won 20 Champions Leagues, hahaha!

My hope is to become a top player here at Arsenal. A lot of great players have played here. I want to become part of the club's history and to achieve great things here.

If you have a love for sport, everybody knows the success of Madrid in the '60s, Ajax in the '70s, Bayern Munich, and so on.

My best Champions League moment was when Milan won in 2007 against Liverpool. That was the biggest moment for me in the Champions League.

My wife is from Copenhagen and her father has been a huge Liverpool supporter since the early 1960s.

A lot of my family follow Liverpool, including my dad Tero and my uncle. In Finland I would say Liverpool is the biggest team, it started in the 1980s with the games on the TV. And then obviously they have had two Finland legends in Jari Litmanen and Sami Hyypia.

Everyone knows that Milan is a historic team: they've won seven Champions Leagues; they've had a lot of strong players and a lot of Ballons d'Or.

On the pitch, my first tournament, the European Championship in England in 2005, was special.

Real Madrid will be the first team to claim two Champions League trophies in a row.

I remember playing against the great Manchester United teams when I was a player.

Celtic and Ajax are great names in history. They both have great followings all over the world, not just in Holland and Scotland.

The Champions League is the one thing missing from my career. When I look at the history of the competition and the people that have taken part, the top, top players have all won it. For many, it is why they have been regarded as top players.

The only thing that Celtic doesn't have is the propaganda, which is the Premier League. In every other aspect of football, Celtic is a huge club: fan base, stadium and history. They have a fantastic history. What it doesn't have is the opportunity to play in the Premier League.

AC Milan will always be a great team.

I vaguely remember the 1998 World Cup. Michael Owen scored; I remember watching that.

Historically, Barcelona win La Liga when they win the Champions League.

Oliver Kahn against Valencia in 2001 - this was the first Champions League game I remember. I was a Bayern fan.

In Europe, the leagues have been around 100 years.

I am thrilled to be joining a club as prestigious and successful as Liverpool.

FC Liverpool is the best club in the world.

There's a snap about Liverpool that just isn't there.

I'll never forget the catch he made to save the game.

Arsenal have class. I remember when I was at Spurs, the Arsenal players would arrive for matches in their navy blazers with the gold gun emblem sewn into their pockets and grey slacks. We couldn’t match their ground with that beautiful main entrance, marble halls and spiral staircase. Even in 1961 when we won the Double, we were never as big a club as Arsenal.