You go to Holland, France, Germany, every community, the tiniest village, they have magnificent, pristine sports facilities.

It was nothing personal: if it had been, I would have left him on so he could have suffered like everyone else.

I was my own worst enemy in my debut. Not one player tested my mechanics.

Footballers are no different from human beings.

There's a famous saying: "If you pass the square ball in your own defensive third it must not be intercepted."

In international football you have 10 games a season, with players from different clubs. There's no time for proper coaching; they're just recovering from playing on the Saturday.

In order to stay connected with my fans I do my best to sign autographs before and after every game as well sign all cards that are sent to me via throughout the year.