I was voted three times Germany's national player of the year, and that is decided by the fans. That shows the fans are there for me and believe in me.

It makes me very happy when I create goals or score goals myself, but the most important thing is that the team reaches its goal and plays positive football.

Arsenal belong as one of the best clubs in the world, and London is a great place to be, a great city to live in.

People wrote so negatively about me, but generally, the people who are familiar with football know my strengths and abilities.

My pride at wearing the Irish shirt was always 100 per cent genuine. It was a great honour for myself and my family and something I will always cherish.

It's weird to not know what a family is. Not know what a mother's love is. And not really know what a hug is or anything.

I think it's a very old and deep-seated double standard that holds that when a man writes about family and feelings, it's literature with a capital L, but when a woman considers the same topics, it's romance, or a beach book - in short, it's something unworthy of a serious critic's attention.

Parents all over the country are using their right to keep and bear arms to protect their kids.