I am professional, won a Champions League, silver at the World Cup, I achieved big things in football and don't deserve to go anywhere on loan.

Some moments I feel sad, some moments I'm happy. Overall, I'm proud.

I like to keep fighting in the bad moments and I will never say I am done.

For Croatians it means everything to play for the national team. Because of the past. A lot of people died in the war. It's like a duty for us to give everything.

Asian players are very eager to work hard, but they don't have the physicality of the Europeans, so they might actually need to work twice as hard. With street football, their skills will improve a lot, and so will their tactical awareness, because by playing within a limited space, you need to be very focused on your game.

Before, I would spend all my hours at training, come home, sleep, eat, watch football, sleep, and go back to training the next day. Now I do the school run, train, pick up my daughter. I am living in the real world. I am a father now. That has given me more satisfaction than football.

I gave a lot for football because I wanted to be as professional as possible.

I despise stereotypes. A gay man can be a macho athlete, or he can be an interior designer or any career in between.