I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.

No matter who our opponents are, or who we are playing against, we want to win the game.

One thing will not change - we will be going out to win.

I'm not silly enough to think I'm going to change the whole culture ... but I do have a belief that soccer can go to a different level.

Football's the biggest game in the world. America's the greatest sporting nation there is. To play some part in putting those two things together: why wouldn't I be excited about that?

You know when you play in the big away games that the fans are going to be behind their team and will be booing you. As a professional you need to tune yourself out of that part of the game and concentrate on the job at hand.

I don't have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It's something I love doing.