I can create as many programs and mentorships and scholarships as I want, but it doesn't change the environment in which our youth are growing up in.

To be in a situation where you have another year on your deal and the team still wants to extend that - they see your value, they want you in the building, and they want to build around you - that speaks volumes. That's very, very important to a player like me.

My goal is to use football as a platform to speak out on things that need addressing.

On or off the field, practice and teamwork are the key to success.

You're here to sweat. This program is live. There's about one thousand million people watching you. So, you remember - one wrong word, one foolish gesture and your whole career could go down in flames. Hold that thought and have a nice night.

I want longevity in this career.

If you're going into music, work on your music and do it as well as you can. And look at it as a business. I'm in it to make a living, too.

With what I've already achieved in my career - winning trophies and playing in finals, important matches against Real Madrid and Barcelona, winning the Europa League and the Super Cup, and in the Champions League - sometimes you've earned the right to say something.