Barcelona and France centre-back Jeremy Mathieu has been discovered working in a sports shop five years after his retirement from the game.
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Mathieu spotted working in sports shopEx-defender working on his coaching badgesWon La Liga & Champions League with BarcaFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Mathieu, 41, hung up his boots in 2020 as a Champions League winner and two-time La Liga champion, having spent three years at Barca alongside Lionel Messi and enjoyed spells at Sochaux, Toulouse, Valencia and Sporting CP.
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It recently emerged that the five-time France international has been spotted working in an Intersport branch in his homeland. reports that the ex-defender is working in the football department of the shop in Cabries, between Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, and fans have been swarming the company with requests to meet him.
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According to , one of his co-workers said Mathieu was hired over two weeks ago and is employed as a manager at the shop, but he is working on earning his coaching badges and is expected to receive his certificates before long.
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After retiring from the game, Mathieu continued to play at amateur level in the region of Aix-en-Provence before opting to take the job at the shop. However, it appears he is looking for a way back into football.