I am happier now than I have ever been.

My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you.

I dream a lot about football and a lot of them have come true for me.

I know that I will always regret it later in life if I had turned down the chance to play at another great club like Real Madrid...

I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me.

I didn't expect it to come so quickly. It's been hard to keep up with. There's been articles in the papers that say I've got too big for my boots but people who know me say I'm just the same. Things have changed in my life but I haven't, too many people would knock me down if I did.

My priority is always the family and Victoria [Beckham] and I always ensure we are there for our children. We work hard but family comes first.