When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football.

He is also a UEFA Champions League runner-up in 2005 and 2008. C. Shevchenko is a close friend of fashion designer Giorgio Armani and has modelled for Armani and opened two boutiques with him in Kyiv.

He is also a UEFA Champions League runner-up in 2005 and 2008. Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Андрі́й Микола́йович Шевче́нко pronounced [ɑndˈrij mikoˈlɑjowɪtʃ ʃɛwˈtʃɛnko]; born 29 September 1976) is a retired Ukrainian footballer and a current Ukrainian politician. But his party failed to win parliamentary representation.