Football really felt like a private thing when I was in my teens because it wasn't on television, for a start, apart from 'Match of the Day.'
Besides my father, who used to be a footballer at the local level, it is Messi for whom I started to play football.
When I was eight, I went into a football school in my neighbourhood, and we played five a side on a little court.
I have friends who are Gent fans, and I always drive past their stadium when I go to see my grandmother.
I do speak to a few people in non-league. There are a few people in Bristol where my family is based that I used to play with at Yate.
Cowdenbeath Football Club have always been at the centre of Cowdenbeath - literally and in every aspect of community life.
I grew up in Doncaster and have felt the love for football run through the town; it's for that reason that I have a real personal passion to make Doncaster Rovers a success story.
I just love watching football. It doesn't matter what level it is, whether it's Fleetwood or Blackpool. I love to go and watch games.
I am used to just playing football with my mates at Newcastle.
Derbies are always special, special games and moments for the city and the people.
When I was small, my local team actually played in Liverpool kits.
In Uruguay, there is a football pitch every hundred metres, whether it is made by grass, small stones, or sand. This has been my football education.
The Manchester derby, for our supporters, is the most important game in the season. Always, a few days before the game, the people create that atmosphere that is special to them.
I think derbies are really special because it's two local teams playing.
I've done a lot of work in the gym preparing myself for what is certain to be pretty strenuous pre-season training - something I've not previously experienced. And I knocked local football on the head this winter, simply to ensure I didn't pick up any injuries.
I grew up there and played all the youth teams at Borussia.
I think with my generation, your first game of senior football was often a Sunday League game of football. Sometimes you're playing on pitches that aren't great, you've no referee, you've no goal nets.
Football in Murphy is very different. It's very passionate and you breathe football everywhere. In every square there are some children playing football.
