My family have always been West Ham fans, so growing up, I used to go and watch them, and so I was a West Ham supporter.

I've had a bond with West Ham since growing up as a kid, going to Upton Park, looking up to the players.

I know my body better. I know how to be more professional. I know how to get myself ready for the games, which is the most important thing.

If you look at the top midfielders in the past for England, like Lampard, Gerrard, and Scholes, they were always on the scoresheet.

I started my cooking 'career' aged 15, almost 20 years ago. At the time it was quite a shock suddenly working 75 to 80 hours a week, without time to play football or other sports.

The U.S.A. have a 'football arrogance,' which means winning is in their DNA - nothing else is good enough.

Football players have always got a problem, some pain, and in some games, I have had small problems with my knee or some pain, and I played anyway, but people don't know if I have a problem or not. People just know if you score a goal or if you play badly, but they never know if you are well or not.

Photography is a demanding action sport. The light can change so quickly. I often find myself sprinting so that I can catch the perfect light falling on a photogenic subject.