What does a footballer do when their career is up? Nothing can replicate that feeling of scoring a goal in front of tens of thousands of people, all of which worship the ground you walk on. It’s a feeling many have failed to indeed cope with following retirement.
For many the end of a career marks the beginning of another and for England’s top strikers of years gone by that is certainly the case. From becoming top pundits to becoming among the best high roller casino stars around, we detail what some of the nation’s finest strikers have gone on to do…
Teddy Sheringham
Teddy was part of Manchester United’s historic treble winning side and was still playing football into his 40s. He began his career in 1983 and played through until 2015, making a total of 926 first team appearances.
Following retirement he managed both Stevenage and ATK but he’s been best known for his poker playing, winning a range of tournaments both at online casino sites and in offline tournaments.
He’s won significant sums through poker and is one of the best known UK players today.
Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker is one of the nation’s greatest. He is a World Cup top scorer and has gone from being the very top in European football to the very best in broadcasting.
He’s one of the BBC’s top presenters, as well as BT sport, and is one of the finest sports broadcasters on the planet, covering the likes of football, the Olympics and much, much more.
Emile Heskey
Heskey is well known for his DJ celebration but a career in Ibiza didn’t follow the former Leicester star’s career. His career spanned 22 years and he played 62 times for his country.
A career in management looks set to follow, alongside the great charity work the former striker is doing, and he’s currently serving an internship with the Leicester City women’s team as the women’s game continues to grow.
Matt Le Tissier
Le Tiss played no way near as many games for England as he should have, but he was one of the finest players of his generation.
A career in punditry followed and he was an ever-present on Soccer Saturday until recently. These days though he spends much of his time as a controversial Tweeter, in what has been a fall from grace nobody wanted to see.
