Sentences with phrase «life as professional footballers»

The Arsenal and France international star Laurent Koscielny can thank his lucky stars that he turned out to be a defender, and a central defender at that, because only goal keepers have a longer shelf life as professional footballers than centre backs.

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i agree andy but its not just the 4 years of hard work that should be taken into account, firstly the fai hav missed out on millions at a time where money is already tight, and more importantly the fact that given, kilbane, o shea, dunne, duff, whelan and keane may be too old when the next one comes around and for a professional footballer to hav a chance to represent his country on the biggest stage of all taken away in this manner is cruel, there can be no argument against technology when there is so much at stake as for henry being labelled a cheat i do not agree as it came at him so quick and although he in fact handled it twice i do not believe it was pre-meditated like maradonnas effort or that disgusting dive by anelka at 0 - 1... can any1 who watched the game live please tell me how lass diarra stayed on the pitch let alone avoided a yellow??

Having serves as the first President of the Professional Footballers Association, he went onto become Mayor of Fleetwood in later life, combing the role with that of a teacher in the local education system.

As the first professional football club to make this commitment, Crystal Palace is setting a great example to other clubs, and not only those with gambling sponsors because all benefit from the income that flows from television deals funded by the ever - growing amount of gambling advertising around live sport.»

Third, as implied above, a career within the surreal bubble that is the world of professional football is hardly ideal preparation for the realities of life outside it.

Adi Viveash's nine - year stay at the club ended in June after three seasons in charge of the 18 - 23 age group, in which he operated with the league's youngest squad, preparing them for life after youth team football and for the road ahead as they embarked upon the professional game.

To that point, it had been as ordinary and unremarkable an evening as any in the life of a professional footballer playing away from home.

In Didier Drogba's honest and revealing autobiography he will talk about life as an immigrant in Paris, the importance of his education and how finding success later than most professional footballers has kept him grounded.In 2012 Didier was voted Chelsea's greatest ever player.

Titled «The Longshot» this intriguing take on football life follows the trials and tribulations of small town hero Devin Wade as he aspires to achieve his dream of becoming a professional football player.