6 Robbie Savage Quotes

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"Robert William "Robbie" Savage" is a Welsh association football/football pundit and former player. During his career he played predominantly as a midfielder, starting off as a youth player with Manchester United F.C./Manchester United before joining Crewe Alexandra F.C./Crewe Alexandra when he failed to make the grade at Old Trafford. He became a regular for Leicester City F.C./Leicester City in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and performed a similar role for Birmingham City F.C./Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers F.C./Blackburn Rovers. In 2008, he joined Derby County F.C./Derby County; after a short loan spell with Brighton & Hove Albion F.C./Brighton & Hove Albion later that year, he returned to captain Derby, with whom he finished his playing career. He also played for the Wales national football team/Wales national team on 39 occasions. He now acts as a pundit for the BBC and regularly presents 606 (radio show)/606 on BBC Radio 5 Live on Saturday evenings alongside Darren Fletcher.

Savage gained notoriety for his playing style; in 2008, the Daily Mail labelled him as the dirtiest player in Premier League history, based on numbers of yellow cards received, though he has since been surpassed as the player with the most Premier League yellow cards by Lee Bowyer.