“I’ve done the Premier League, I’ve done America. New York was amazing for me. China is a growing market in football. You see in the [Asian Cup quarterfinal] game that we played against China,millions of people watched it and I’m someone who is embracing culture and a different aspect of life. I’m at an age where I want to give something back to football and still play at a high level.”

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