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I used to spend a lot of time at football training, but that time was later spent in amateur acting classes and my local youth theatre, in plays at school and after-school clubs. That filled the void.

I dabbled in football myself until the age of 14, but I didn't have as much love for the sport as I did track and field. I would never have been good enough to take it to the highest level.

By the time I was 10 years old, my entire life was football. Training, reading, watching, even playing football on PlayStation. I was totally focused on it. I especially loved the creative players - the maestros.

Up until the age of 16, I was very focused on sport - I played a lot of football. Then I tore my ACL and had to stop playing.

I played a lot of football, and I was a goalkeeper, but I didn't really like playing in goal.

I did enjoy football, but the injury factor for me, you know, I had so many issues. I don't know how long my career would've been.

Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession.

I love football, I've never really taken an interest in anything else.

My early ambitions were the same as they are now - to play for Manchester United. I was, and still am, football mad.