Caicedo: Micah helped me a lot when I first arrived at Brighton, and now I will also help the new players in the team

November 12th: Entering the Christmas season, Chelsea Club will launch a series of charity activities to help some people who are "lonely". In an interview, Blues midfielder Caicedo talked about the significance of helping each other and the value of football as a bond.

Caicedo said: "I am very happy to participate in these activities, because I know that not everyone can be reunited with their families at Christmas, and some people are lonely. For me, participating in this activity is very meaningful, and I hope to help more people."

Caicedo has a large family, but when he was 19 years old, he traveled across the ocean to England. It was a special period when he first arrived in Brighton, and he could only stay in a hotel room for the first ten days. Caicedo once mentioned that he cried every day during that time and wanted to return to Ecuador.

"When I moved to England, it was really hard being so far away from home. It was the first time I'd been away from my family for an extended period of time. The period of being alone was very difficult for me because I'd never been like this before. But I had to adapt to a new life in a new country.

"I kept praying and I knew God would hear me. It was very difficult for people coming to England from South America at that time. My teammates were very good to me when I was at Brighton, and there were three or four Spanish-speaking players on the team who were helping me.

"Especially McAllister, he helped me a lot and I'm very grateful to him because the new language was really difficult and there were time differences and so on, so I had to adapt on and off the pitch. It was a difficult time, but it was also a very good time because they never made me feel alone.

"I will also try my best to help the new players, which is what I did at Brighton and the same now at Chelsea. I try to be as close as possible to players from places like South America because they face language, time difference, weather, food, everything. To me, helping them is as special as someone ever helping me, and I try to make them feel like a family.

"What makes football so special is that it's not just a sport - it's the power that brings people together. We're not just thinking about playing football, but also inviting people from the Chelsea Foundation or people with illnesses so that they can watch the games and talk to us.

"For us, this means a lot because we're not just thinking about football, but also about helping others and making them smile more. In games, our goals may make people happy and for us it means we are more than just footballers. "