It's one thing I like about America - they respect the sportsman. They put them up on a pedestal. They don't try to knock them down. And that's a great thing, to be respected by the whole country. It's so patriotic!
The game is in a neutral country for both teams.
To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country.
Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times, and played for managers without sentiment.
I've always been proud to represent my country, whether it be World Cups, European Championships or just friendly games, I've always been a proud person, I'm very patriotic.
I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.
I want to be part of a country that is passionate about sport.
We can't keep making excuses going into competitions because with the talent we have in our country we have to go into this competition with the aim of going as far as we can.