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The funniest man in British sport Metro

Peter Crouch is a comedy genius Daily Mail

Often recruited before theyve worn long trousers todays footballers become superstars who earn huge amounts without ever learning much about the world beyond the training ground Coddled by their support teams everything is done for them They live their lives in the glaring media spotlight yet only really develop one life skill how to kick a ball better Then inevitably when age catches up with them or injury strikes these
manchildren are thrown out into the real world utterly defenceless apart from their multimillionpound bank accounts

So what do these Peter Pans whose careers end just as most peoples are getting going do with the rest of their lives Crouch speaks from his own experience and discusses with fellow former professionals too just how do you safely release a near sevenfoot striker back into the wild

Peter goes in search of the answer to what his second career might be and encounters stories far more bizarre than anything youll find on the pitch From the pleasure and pain of management to the lessons we can learn from Jamie Carragher and Joe Cole on not going to seed From those staying in the sport the diehard veterans coaches managers owners and of course the legion of pundits to those moving on to pastures new Peter talks to entrepreneurs men of the cloth eco warriors artists private detectives and budding actors as well as those whove lost their way in addiction crime and NFTs

When the final whistle blows its still all to play for

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