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ex barcelona star mathieu’s surprising new retail career
Despite winning the Champions League as a Barcelona defender Jeremy Mathieu surprised football fans when a photo surfaced of him working at a French sporting goods store after just five years of retirement. As a 41-year-old man, the French-born player left Barcelona’s outstanding reputation, he now supervises a department at Intersport near Marseille.
Jeremy Mathieu left Camp Nou’s fame for retail work while preparing to become a football coach as L’Equipe reports from France. People use social media platforms to share their surprise after fans learn Eric Abidal became a retail employee despite his previous £100,000 weekly salary at Barcelona.
According to social media post, “He won the treble with Messi and other Barcelona stars but now labors a typical office job 9am to 5pm“.
Others praised Mathieu’s humility and work ethic:
- “He is living a low key life and did not lose all his money on drinking… So its fine let him be at peace.”
- “Jérémy Mathieu’s life after football is a real humble reminder! Respect to him for keeping it real and grinding at Intersport.”
- “Mathieu was such a solid defender it’s cool to see him doing his thing in retail now.”
