Kewell still setting goals Point to prove: Harry Kewell says that, at 35, he is still working week in, week out to better himself. Having finally overcome two successive injuries that have delayed the start of his second season in the A-League, Harry Kewell has issued a warning to his rivals: "I have unfinished business." For six weeks, Kewell could only watch from the sidelines as Melbourne Heart laboured without reward in its search for a maiden victory. Now, having finally made his comeback, against the Wanderers last week, Kewell is eager to make-up for lost time. And he is hoping that process will begin against Sydney FC on Sunday, when he is a good chance of returning to the starting line-up. "People ask if I have a point to prove - I suppose the only point I have to prove is to myself, week in, week out, trying to better myself," Kewell says. It may seem surprising that a 35-year-old who has won the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup still feels the need to prove anything - even to himself. But the unceremonious end to his first stint in the A-League, with the Melbourne Victory, and his subsequent hiatus from playing - briefly interrupted by a three-game stint in Qatar with Al-Gharafa - has given him the added motivation to not only extend his days on the field, but also to excel. If he can do that, the frustration of all that time in the physio's ward will be worth it. "I always felt that I had unfinished business," he says. My time at Victory was short lived, due to family reasons. I felt that I enjoyed it and I wanted to come back and put something back into Australia and to do that I came out here to play my final years in Australia, and that's what I want to do. Kewell has no regrets about putting his family first, necessitating a move away from Australia, but admits that the enforced break in his career was one of his most testing periods in soccer. He found the sudden drop in pace of his life hard to come to terms with. Now, having resurrected his career, he is more determined to make the most of the time he has left in the game, and also more prepared for what comes next when the final curtain finally falls. "It's tough for something that you've dedicated your whole life towards and it's a difficult thing," Kewell said. It's given me the opportunity that, one, I got to go back into it and it's also given me the insight of what to expect outside of football and make sure that my mind is occupied after I finish. But, for the moment, the most important thing is playing on. "My motivation has always been there," he says. I was asked this question last night, 'What keeps making me put my boots on?' There's something inside of me that always wants to keep going. Having that year out, my hunger and desire was still the same as when I was 17 years old. It's actually probably more now that I'm getting older. Kewell admits that a return to the Socceroos would be nice, but says it's not even on his radar. There is not much for him to prove on the international stage either. Few players have equalled his record of playing in four World Cup campaigns, including having been to the finals twice. But, for now, he simply wants to get back out on the pitch. And not only does he remain as ambitious as he was with Leeds United and Liverpool, he still has the same raw passion. "It's actually just the love of the game and you love it so much that you'd do anything for it," he says.