I think it's getting tougher and tougher, all the big teams are getting stronger and there's more of them.

I have never thought of a scenario where international football was not a massive part of our [England] game.

All Newcastle fans need to know is that I will be giving everything for their cause now.

I'm sure clubs have a lot of power these days.

I have always been confident that I would make it to the top.

I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi.

The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got.

There have been more things wrong with England than just Wayne Rooney in the last few years.

It bothers me when I don't score.

Everton has a healthy list of injuries.

Manchester United will always be a competitor, just because of the very size of them.

I was born to score goals, I feel.

The better the opposition put in front of you, the better your team plays.

As everyone knows I've got a passion for horses.

There's nothing quite like a World Cup.

Bayern Munich are probably the standout team on the planet.

England have players who can rattle anyone's feathers

You're on your own out there with ten mates.

When you put better teams in front of you, that's when the big players rise to that occasion.