Every one is special. Especially after the disappointment of last year, losing out on the last day, it is a great achievement by the lads.

I do not wish to hide my origins, nor do I seek to make it a subject of conversation. I am what I am.

European football games or evening games seem to take a lot more out of you because you don't sleep that night. And as you get older, it gets worse.

Every footballer wants to play forever. And if you are going to keep on playing - to enjoy it to the full - you want to win games, and as a result, trophies.

A lot of people don't know that my father is black

Where does it stop? You get offered money for your wedding, then for your kids, new houses, holidays... We earn enough from football and sponsorships, why do you need any more?

There's never been completion in my football career because I've always been striving for that next thing. You listen to people who have finished and nothing replaces playing, but I'm still excited about not having to put my body through what I've put it through. And not feeling the disappointment that I feel.