Her Majesty said she hoped I would have time for my horses - I own two and have shares in four.

As with every young player these days, Ronaldo is 18.

He has an awareness of what's happening around him on the edge of the box which is better than most players. As a kid he always had a knack of arriving in the penalty area just at the right time, but he's proving just as effective from outside the box because he's using his experience in the right way. It doesn't matter who I am thinking about bringing into my midfield, Paul Scholes will be included, as he would in any side in the world.

I'm no f****** talking to you. He's a f****** great player. Yous are f******* idiots.

I think Sepp Blatter is in danger...or has reached a point now, where he is being mocked within the game. Whether he's getting too old, I don't know. But things can happen to people in power. Look at some of the despots in Africa... From a position of great power, he has uttered so many ridiculous statements that he is in danger of seriously damaging his credibility.

I tried it 100 or a million times it couldn't happen again. If I could, I would have carried on playing.

I used to have a saying that when a player is at his peak, he feels as though he can climb.