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.

He was a professional rugby player in the area that I played as a youngster. So a lot of people who I went to school with knew who he was and knew that he was black. So I would get racist taunts in school.

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.

As a footballer I can't imagine life without the use of one of my legs... Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine.

I'm not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job.

Too much money at a young age, it just takes your eye off the ball. And you're not as hungry as players used to be. You think you've made it before you've done anything.

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.