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'm not going to change and get the emotions out of my game. It's important to have emotions in sport. If you don't have emotions, it's like you don't really care. Because if you care about something, you're always going to be emotional. Doesn't matter if it's sports or personal life.

There's a love of San Diego that I will always cherish, but this is the East. It's football - these people love rooting for the Ravens, and this gives you extra motivation in life to go get what you want.

If you're giving me tickets to the football game, baseball game or hockey game, I'm taking the tickets to the hockey game. For me, it's by far the most fun sport to go and watch live and be part of. I just don't know why it doesn't translate as well on TV.

When Dad passed away, grandpa took on that mantle of teaching me how to tackle at football or taking me and mum to cricket.