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I think Marseille is probably a place like Liverpool, very vibrant and very tough.

The main thing is, wherever I play, I enjoy it and help the team.

I think I have a passion for playing the game. I love to play, and I want to play at a high level. You have to do the right things in order to continue at that level.

I played in Europe and it was a great experience, not just because of my team-mates and the coaches we had, but from the fans and the city itself - I played in Gothenburg and I played in Lyon and soccer was everywhere.

I think it's easy to enjoy anywhere that you play where you feel like you got a chance to win a lot.

I still have the passion to play.

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.

I want to play for Arsenal. When you see football all around the world, you see very few teams who play the way that we play. I just enjoy it. I feel it is my home now.

The Premier League is more physically demanding than Ligue 1. I love English football; it's the best in the world in my opinion, and I hope to stay here for many years to come.

I was very lucky that while I was a chess player in a country where chess was not a big deal, I happened to be in the one city where there was a sprouting chess team: Chennai.