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The thing I miss the most about Scotland is the football.

I love football and the intensity of football in Liverpool, this is what is very good for me.

Football sometimes is stressful. Music is more of a kind of laid-back type, chilled-out kind of activity. It kind of keeps me balanced, I guess.

I have been keeping myself fit. I am going on holiday next week in the Mediterranean so that I can really unwind after the football season and have a rest.

I am passionate about football. My support for Celtic FC has got me through some hard times in my life. I still play regularly, too.

Whenever I've been in Scotland I've had such amazing support, and the love from Scottish fans has always been great.

Football is what keeps me going, what makes me prosper, and what will keep me straight.

I have always maintained a high level of fitness, and that is why I am still able to handle the demands of playing in the Premiership. People have always commented on my fitness, and it's something I pride myself on.

Football brings you lots of lovely things, but then you have to realise that it's actually a job.

At Leeds I've tried to concentrate on my club form, but you get caught up in all the World Cup fever once you come back to Ireland and see all the Irish boys again.