> “When I stopped, I didn’t want to play football anymore. I didn’t imagine anything happening after 2024. Now I’m living one of the best times of my career, and I’m loving every minute of it.
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> “I kind of fell out of love with football. I didn’t enjoy playing anymore. I didn’t enjoy waking up for training. I was already a retired footballer, and now I get to live such a beautiful moment. I’m kind of one of the fans on the pitch.
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> “I made a conscious decision when I came back to football. I said to myself: ‘If I make this decision, I will enjoy it at 100 per cent’.
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> “I do treat it as a bonus to my career. I’m going to make the most of it — I’m gonna enjoy it the way that I like to enjoy it, and it seems authentic to people. I very much feel the love back as much as I fell in love with this place and with this football club.