Not long after we first met, I found on my doorstep two Fuji apples and an old Grundig transistor radio.

NEWYORKER: Sweetheart Sorrow

"I want to keep my best players, " the 54-year-old former England midfielder told BBC Radio Devon.

BBC: Reid faces battle to keep Noone and Wright-Phillips

"I had completely mixed emotions because by the time I had crossed the line, I was still the champion, and then suddenly my engineer was telling me everything on the radio, " said the 27-year-old, who was racing in his hometown of Sao Paulo.

BBC: Ecstatic Hamilton revels in glory