World Cup 2006 - Quote of the day

“He has learned. He has been in a World Cup tournament, knowing how it is, that will be very good for him.”

- Sven-Goran Eriksson defending his choice of the 17-year-old Theo Walcott as one of his 4 strikers for England.

Walcott has not played a single Premier League game for his club Arsenal and was never fielded by Eriksson in the 2006 World Cup.