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Education, Retirement and Career Transitions for ‘Black’ Ex-Professional Footballers: ‘From being idolised to stacking shelves’ (Emerald Points)

Education, Retirement and Career Transitions for ‘Black’ Ex-Professional Footballers: ‘From being idolised to stacking shelves’ (Emerald Points)

Drawing on a combination of interviews and auto-ethnographic data, Education, Retirement and Career Transitions for ‘Black’ Ex-Professional Footballers provides a case-study of 16 ‘black’ British male professional footballers’ preparedness and experiences of retirement and transition from careers as professional athletes to mainstream work.The author examines these men’s sporting experiences during […]