There's a few ugly ones. Carlo is probably the best looking [on chelsea players]

Footballers do get a hard time, and there is a lot of generalization going on. When you get to meet players and know them as lads, it's always a bit different.

I was always pretty good at school, but a lot of it was memorising, maybe cheating off your mates, stuff that gets you through.

I'm like everyone else: I want to play every game, but it's not possible.

I've enjoyed every minute of travelling and playing for my country. What an honour that is.

I'm not the kind of player to see out my time and sit with my bum on the bench too much. I want to be involved. That's my character.

When I was at school, I wanted to be a lawyer.