I think it's getting tougher and tougher, all the big teams are getting stronger and there's more of them.

All Newcastle fans need to know is that I will be giving everything for their cause now.

I have never thought of a scenario where international football was not a massive part of our [England] game.

The longer my career has gone, the more I seem to score... It's experience and age and knowing where the ball's going to be.

While the World Cup is great every four years, I think people struggle to get themselves excited about qualifiers against the smaller nations. It will take some good performances from the national team to get the feel-good factor back, as far as the England team goes at least.

As everyone knows I've got a passion for horses.

Often the biggest test is when the chips are down and you've got to stick together as a team.