I had wanted to play for Penarol since I was a boy. When I was young, I would go to their training ground, but at 18, I left Uruguay for Argentina, and my professional career started.

There were no Manchester United fans protesting when I left their club in 2005. I wasn't one of their most important players, so I moved on, worked really hard, got my breaks, and my career took off.

Players should get the best deals for themselves whenever they can. Football is a relatively short career.

I have a career, and I deserve respect.

My sport is biking. I'm not much of a gym person, but I like being outside - hiking, canoeing, camping.

I run, but boxing conditioning is different, so you have to get used to running in the ring. Boxing movements are very different. Swimming is one of the best because every single muscle is working. I swim a lot. I train very hard at things that mimic boxing. I have to do mostly sport-specific training, such as lots of sparring.

The mint julep may be sacred in the South, but so is college football, and that doesn't stop us from enjoying it.

In football, like in life, there are always millimetres which can change things - the course of a goal or of a life.