It's been a privilege to be here.

Personally, I feel honored to be with Milan for the second season. We've been working as a group and I know the efforts that the technical team has put in and the task that they have in the team. And I feel very blessed to be a part of Milan also in the second half of the season.

It’s been long overdue. I’ve been playing football since I can remember and it’s beautiful to see this tournament happening. We thank CAF for taking this step, so now we can deliver and show our talents.

All of my teammates have supported me and welcomed me with open arms, a kid from Ohio coming down to the Bayou, and welcoming me as brothers. It's been so awesome.

I am honoured. Thank you everyone for the love and support.

What an honor it is to be here in Ghana and on the continent of Africa.

I have more experience now. I have travelled, I have played in England, where I was happy, but I am delighted to be able to come back and continue my career here.

Some of you may not believe, but I am glad to be here. When Sig asked me if I would consider addressing you there was no doubt that I should come into the lion's den.

It's a massive honour to be offered this position as captain for the next two tours,

When I heard I was up for it, obviously I wanted to win. It's really an honour. I love playing for my country.

It is a dream come true for me. I have dreamed of playing here for a long time, and when I saw the draw and knew that we would be playing at Old Trafford, I wanted to play, and I prayed to God to get an opportunity to play. So I got it, and I'm happy I played here.

The opportunity to perform my music for billions of people around the globe will be the greatest highlight of my life, I am honoured to be part of the biggest sports event in the world.

(About Andrea Ranocchia) I'm happy that he's recovered after an unhappy season. This will be the year of his comeback; he's destined for a great career given his qualities. So far, he has grown steadily, and I'm happy that he's in a great team like Inter and that he's making a great comeback.

Thank you, Senator [Hagel] for that wonderful introduction. It is a great honour to be introduced by such a distinguished legislator.