My weight doesn't really fluctuate, but I make sure I don't eat late at night. It's about making sure I'm right physically because mentally I'm OK.

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.

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

Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?

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

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.

Messi is probably the best player of the last 20 years.