After Rangers were dramatically dumped out of the Champions League this week, former Premier League striker Darren Bent admitted that he would rather sign for any EFL side than the Scottish giants.
Professional football is not a job that lasts forever and for some they go on to have very normal careers after it is time to hang up their boots.This man played more than 500 professional games in a career spanning across the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s before calling it a day.
“I won the Premier League and represented my country, but when I retired at 34, I felt I’d missed out by not going to university. So, after taking a bit of time out, I enrolled at the University of Central Lancashire. “I went to some law lectures and thoroughly enjoyed them. At that stage, I never had any intention to become a solicitor.”Ripley added: “Football’s not real life, and if you do move away from it, you get a different perspective and a different grasp on things. The rhythm of your life changes completely.
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