How to Be an Ex-Footballer

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man-children are thrown out into the real world, utterly defenceless apart from their multi-million-pound bank accounts.

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Some of the stories don't have happy endings and Crouch suggests that better education and awareness for young pros are a must. However, Peter, who is currently a panellist on the current series of The Masked Dancer, also said: “I’m very lucky and fortunate that I’m doing something, again, that I enjoy. Football star turned bestselling author Peter Crouch joined The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky to talk about his fourth book, How to be an Ex Footballer.Speaking about how some former players move into management, and how he didn’t, Peter said: “There are times when I think I’m missing out. He then shines a light on their diverse and interesting secondary career choices, from those that we know and recognise from our own consumption of football coverage, to those with more surprising endeavours which we are less familiar; interviewing many to get their take on their motivations. As someone who's been there, done it and got the ill-fitting T-shirt, Crouch is well placed to shed light on the bizarre world of the modern player in a funny, down-to-earth way.

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It’s still good, but gets confusing when he’s reciting a conversation (in the first person) with another ex-pro, whilst referring to himself as Peter Crouch.

Shame he didn’t narrate the audiobook, and the narrator didn’t differentiate very clearly between Crouch talking and his interviewees talking which made it hard to follow at times. The funniest man in British sport - Metro Peter Crouch is a comedy genius - Daily Mail Often recruited before they've worn long trousers, today's footballers become superstars who earn huge amounts without ever learning much about the world beyond the training ground. As someone who’s more interested in the business of football than the physical game itself, I really enjoyed this book and think it might be the best of Crouch’s trilogy. We proceeded to watch the film, and I made her sit, the whole of the cinema had gone, the lights came on, the credits were coming up, and right at the end, it was The Doctor, Frank Leboeuf. Those facts are mentioned, but this book is more about the more entertaining things footballers have gone on to do, whether it's a career in art or releasing their own range of condoms.