What I say about myself, black footballers or black pop stars is that we have been 'elevated out of blackness.' Because when people see us, they don't see us as being black. These are the issues that we should address.

There are lots of different ways of playing football. It depends on how tall you are, what position you're in.

Racism is never personal - it's about someone saying the group I am part of is superior to the group you are part of.

Britain has always told the world that being British is about the humanity, compassion and moral fortitude that we have. All great things that we are supposed to have spread across the world. A leave vote now says that we don't really care about anyone else, we don't care what happens to the European Union.

I moved into midfield because I ruptured my Achilles tendon and couldn't run anymore - it's not what I wanted to do, it's what I had to do!

I am no different from a lot of people. I am concerned for the future of my children and concerned for the future of all children.

I was a real fast food junkie - KFC, McDonald's - but all the training kept it off.

A white manager loses his job and gets another job, he loses his job, he gets another job. Very few black managers can lose their job and get another job.

I don't have to manage a big club. That won't fulfil me. I will get more satisfaction from the work that I put in than where I am.

For a long time, images of black men with big lips and a round head were used to make us feel inferior, but it doesn't need to be like that, we don't need to self'loathe. We can change the narrative.

Yes, my clothes don't reflect my personality at all. Because I'm a very straightforward and serious person. My clothes are much flasher than I am. Yeh. Yeh, yeh. It's a good contrast. I don't think your clothes should reflect your personality... keep people on their toes.

Football can do nothing about getting rid of racism. Society can.

Football is a socialist sport. Financially, some may receive more rewards than others but, from a footballing perspective, for 90 minutes, regardless of whether you are Lionel Messi or the substitute right-back for Argentina, you are all working to the same end.

From the perspective of what happened with Celtic people might argue that I didn't have the experience for another big job but I don't think my experience with Celtic explains why I couldn't get a job in the fourth division.

As much as footballers want to talk about how terrible it is for them, look at what's happening in the black community of kids without an education and who haven't got jobs.

I come from a very political and military family.

I think Hazard influences the team so much that anywhere he goes you have to give him the ball.

If you are black then you have to be better than your white counterpart to be equal. That's life.

If you want to consider yourself one of the best teams, you need to be as close to the top as possible.

When you score a goal by dribbling you don't remember it because it is instinctive.

I've never bought a pint of milk in my life.

You have to give 100 per cent in every game and you cannot give more than 100 per cent.

If you are forced to give someone an opportunity when you don't want to, that's going to turn you even more against it.

I used to go to the school plays my kids were in, and who were the angels at Christmas time? The blonde, blue-eyed girls. Who was Mary? And the shepherds were all the black and Indian kids in the background.