I have many footballer friends including I M Vijayan.

Good players can do well everywhere and Soldado is a good footballer.

I have many footballer friends including I M Vijayan.

Good players can do well everywhere and Soldado is a good footballer.

One of my biggest goals is to not be remembered as just a footballer.

I have changed quite a lot since I came to Milan and I think I have become a more all-round footballer.

My dad produces good footballers.

As a young footballer at United, Steve Bruce was one of the senior pros I really admired.

I'm a naturally gifted left-footed footballer.

There are times in the career of every young English footballer when they simply need to take their chance to establish themselves.

Every footballer wants to be in a starting position on the pitch.

As a footballer, there is so much spare time.

The kudos and hierarchy of playing in the Premier League for a footballer is huge.

I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attention of people abroad.

I just loved kicking a ball but I was determined to be a footballer and I wanted a professional contract, I would go to any professional club to get one. From 15, all I wanted was to be a footballer.

I have always said you only get one shot in life as a footballer.

I was born a footballer. Before I could walk, I was chasing balls.

A footballer in three weeks earns what a dancer makes in a year.

I've had injuries that have hampered my career but that is part and parcel of being a footballer. You just have to bounce back and remain focused.

I could have been a professional footballer and trialled with Blackburn Rovers. But I snapped my cruciate ligaments, an injury that has dogged me ever since.