The NFL has been good to me.
I think that it is advantageous to join Bayern Munich at a young age.
When I left the club, I said in an interview that my chapter with Borussia Dortmund was not over. I just wanted to realize my dream of playing in the Premier League.
I hope I can fulfill all my ambitions at Everton. But you never know in this game.
My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football.
You look at a club like Chelsea, and you know it won't be easy to get into that team. Sometimes you have to go away, play regular first team football, and show Chelsea that you are ready to play for them.
Arsenal gave me the opportunity to come to Europe when I was 17. I didn't have as many opportunities as I expected and I had to try new chances.
I'm desperate to play Champions League football, and that's why I have to leave Villa.
I just want to thank Everton for the opportunity and Watford for having opened the doors for me in England.
Signing for Leicester, they gave me a great platform to go and play for England as well.
I had the best job in the NFL.
I want to help grow the game in India and encourage young kids to play football.
Philly was a great opportunity because I met Pat Shurmur. I was very grateful for that. Unfortunately I wish I had more football memories there. I didn't play in any regular-season games, which sucks because I wanted to play.
For the fans, for the club, for the young players, I want to show there is a pathway at Fulham for young players to go through in the first team.
I've always thought it's a great privilege to be a part of the NFL. Every day, you just treasure it.
If you're happy being at a big club but playing reserve team football, I never really understand that.
When a Brazilian player comes to England and is successful, he ends up opening doors to other players.
A generation of men really built the NFL and gave guys like me a shot, and a lot of these guys are left out in the cold by the league and forgotten.
Life in the NFL is an adjustment.
Germany, when you're a young player, is the best. There are lots of young talents here, and people have faith in them.
It's disappointing to see how football, the world's No. 1 sport, is not No. 1 when it comes to development. It seems to me that a wealth of practical football knowledge is being squandered.
For me it was massive there was interest from Manchester United. To sign for such a club was important to me in my football career.
Hopefully, now there are kids, both male and female, even senior players, who open themselves up now and are more open to going abroad and playing their football. I've learnt so much, and they can, too.
As for me not playing for England, I've got no regret at all.
Going with England and the Under-21s was great for me.
