How to Be an Ex-Footballer

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

So what do these Peter Pans, whose careers end just as most people''s are getting going, do with the rest of their lives? Crouch speaks from his own experience and discusses with fellow former professio