Kicking On! How Footballers Win the Post-Retirement Game of Life takes an upbeat look at players who have retired from the game to forge successful, positive and interesting second careers.

Retirement can be a traumatic time of life - particularly if you're in your mid-30s and football's all you've ever known. Many retired players struggle to cope with that pivotal moment when they have to leave the game for good. There's a heartbreaking trail of tales of those whose post-footballing lives have been sad or even tragic. But this book looks at the other side of the coin - the players who have flourished after hanging up their boots.

Whether it's setting up charities, helping others cope with the challenges of life, creating multi-million-pound businesses, going into the media, politics, or back into football itself, there are more than 200 former players here with inspiring feel-good stories to share.

Kicking On! is solid proof that a successful footballing career can be just the first chapter in a fulfilling life.

About the Author

A dedicated fan all his life, Tony Rickson has written two other books about football. Gooaal! The Joy of Football Celebrations and Football Is Better With Fans were both released by Pitch Publishing. In a long career in local and regional newspapers, he wrote about football at all levels, from internationals to non-league. At various times he was an editor, deputy editor, sports editor and group sports editor for 21 different newspapers.

Reviews

"Tony Rickson has three books... Gooaal!, Football is Better with Fans and the brilliant, seminal new book Kicking On... I wonder if the PFA are going to give this out to players ending their career. It's essential."

* The Football Library *

"Author Tony Rickson's extensive research has enabled him to write of fascinating lives after football in Kicking On."

* Sports Journalists' Association *

"Football journalist Tony Rickson's third post-retirement book Kicking On is a heartwarming and inspiring offering telling the tales of footballers who have flourished since hanging up their boots. This follows Gooaal! The Joy of Football Celebrations and Football is Better With Fans, titles which go some way to demonstrating how engaged and attached Rickson is to the game and how he's been able to unearth so many fascinating stories of former players... a collection of examples that really makes you feel good to read, to know that there's hope for anyone to make a success of themselves several times over in life, and that your first stab at life and at the career you love doesn't have to be the be all and end all."

* On Yorkshire Magazine *



Book Information
ISBN 9781801504935
Author Tony Rickson
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publisher Pitch Publishing Ltd