I want soccer to be a stable profession that attracts young female athletes when they graduate from college.
I didn't dream of joining Man City as a professional one day, or representing England, because I didn't know that was even possible.
I think it will be good to be in Columbus and get pushed there and then go overseas. If there is a loan, it will be good to get comfortable and get games and get used to the pace of European soccer.
There are a lot of big players and a lot of big teams, but I don't know if I'll get the opportunity to play in the Premier League.
It was my dream to have an opportunity to play in a big league like the English league.
Clearly, if you go abroad to a top club, it means one more step in your development.
Many American players - Paul Caligiuri, Claudio Reyna, Eric Wynalda, Kasey Keller, Tony Sanneh, Michael Bradley and Steve Cherundolo, just a partial list - have sought the income and challenge of Germany.
It's been a big flaw of ours in the soccer department that a lot of our best athletes go and play other sports. But I think young players have seen me, and others, go over to Europe and play in some of the best leagues - and MLS is improving so much, too.
I don't understand what's going on behind the scenes fully, but Chelsea's a massive club, and I understand why chances don't come so often.
It's not easy, especially for a German national team player who did great things in the past and maybe is struggling. That's why I think most of the German national team play abroad because if you don't play for Bayern Munich and you don't always win, it's difficult.
A World Cup is always a bit of a watershed for teams, so there will be new faces and players given the chance to perform at a higher level.
Back in the days, being able to join the Jean-Marc Guillou academy was one of the best things that could happen to a youngster from Ivory Coast. There were thousands of kids who wanted to join that school so it was a great feeling for me.
When you talk about Brazil, we're always going to have high-level players trying to find a place to play.
St. Louis has a super-rich history of soccer, so I was very fortunate growing up to have coaches that played.
I would love to play in the Premier League; which player wouldn't? I am happy at AC Milan, but never say never.
I started playing with my dad, and then I started going to soccer schools in Sunderland and managed to get scouted from there.
I have no idea if anyone is watching me from the Brazil national team, but the best way to have a chance is to do well for Liverpool.
A move to MLS - you never know. New York or Los Angeles, you never know.
I have friends who ended up playing professionally in the Middle East and Europe.
It's not easy anywhere in the world for a young player to get opportunities at a big club.
I was never tempted by the Premier League. It's simply a personal opinion.
I want to play in the Premier League, the Champions League, and I want to continue playing for England. If I'm going to do that, I have to play for my club and put in good performances for my club because there are other English midfielders who are doing that in the Premier League.
They wanted to play me central midfield when I was at Aston Villa, so that's why we left. Things were going good at Coventry, but then scouts from Manchester United and different clubs around England were watching me, and I don't think Coventry liked that.
When I left the U.S., I sort of left that frustration and that pressure to make the national team behind me.
Not so many Armenian players are given the chance to play in the Champions League, and this is really important for me, because I want to do everything to impress the children who are watching me playing.
