The only woman I have played in my career was my wife and I beat her easily! But she wasn't much good.

I was worried when I returned that I might be booed or barracked. Nobody has waved fivers at me. I am touched by the reception since I have come back.

We've all got to get away from this idea that the big money's still around.

We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop.

I realised I'd been spoiled at Liverpool. We were used to winning. In Italy I grew up as a person. I didn't enjoy the football, mind. It was very defensive, but I became a better player because of the work I had to do around the box. Off the pitch, I learned about what to eat and what to drink to be successful, and I learned about life.

I don't know why I performed well against Arsenal, but probably we prepared well, and it could be their football style as well.

For me a great date will be going on jet skiing or other adventure sport.

Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.