Already Retired, These 5 Football Players Turned To Become Twitch Streamers
A career as a soccer athlete can’t be said to have a long duration. Entering the age of 30 years and over, usually they have started to think about a career after retiring as a football player. One of the professions that former soccer players often engage in after retiring, is to become a football player streamer.
Become a streamer indeed a very different career path, than most other retired football players. After retiring, usually many football players choose to coach a football club or become a pundit on television.
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The pandemic that hit in 2022 can be said to be one of the reasons why many athletes have started stream on the Twitch site. The competitive league which had been suspended made them spend the free time they had by greeting their fans through the site.
Several retired former footballers have also started trying to take advantage of the site owned by Amazon.
Here are 5 former soccer players who became streamer on Twitch:
1. Ronaldo
Ronaldo, the former world’s best player, is now a streamer on Twitch Via
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If you are a football fan in the late 1990s or early 2000s, you must be very familiar with this one player. Ronaldo is a soccer player from Brazil, who has played in various big clubs in Europe.
He has played in clubs such as FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, and AC Milan. Due to a prolonged injury, he had to end his career in 2011.
After retiring, he became a businessman. He is now the owner of two football clubs, namely Rayo Vallecano and Cruzerio.
Since the end of 2022, he tries to do live stream on Twitch. The game he often plays is Call of Duty: Warzone. You can find his channel on Twitch under the name RonaldoTV. Currently he already has more than 300 thousand followers on the site.
2. Sergio Aguero
Sergio Aguero was already a streamer on Twitch before he retired. Via
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Unlike Ronaldo, Sergio Aguero has often done live streaming on Twitch when he was still playing. It’s active stream on the site since 2022.
The Manchester City legend was forced to retire in 2022, after suffering a heart problem. He was advised by doctors to hang up his shoes, because it could endanger his health if he forced himself to continue playing.
After retiring, he immediately focused on stream on Twitch online full time. Usually he plays games Valorant, Minecraftor F1 2022. When he’s not playing games, he also often opens a question and answer session with the audience.
You can visit the channel he has on Twitch, with the name SLAKUN10. Currently he has managed to collect more than 3 million followers on the site.
3. David Meyler
David Meyler has been streaming on Twitch since 2022. Via
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David Meyler is a former Ireland midfielder, having played for Hull City and Sunderland in the Premier League. He was forced to retire in 2022 due to a prolonged knee injury he suffered.
Interestingly, Meyler himself has been a streamer on Twitch since 2022, when he was still actively playing football professionally. Usually he plays games FIFAand Call of Duty Warzone.
Meyler’s ability to play FIFA also very extraordinary. He once entered the list of 100 game players FIFA 17 best of 2022, and beat several creators and professional FIFA game athletes.
Username all he has on Twitch is davidmeyler, and he already has 123,000 followers on Twitch.
4. Fabrice Muamba
Fabrice Muamba is also a streamer on Twitch after hanging up his boots. Via
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The ending of Fabrice Muamba’s story as a football player is heartbreaking. In 2012, his heart stopped beating while he was playing on the field. Suddenly he fell, and was unconscious in the middle of the field.
His life almost could not be saved, fortunately one of the spectators in the stadium was a cardiologist by profession. The doctor provided first aid, which saved his life.
After the incident, he decided to retire as a football player. He decided to become a pundit on television, and continued his education as a journalist.
At the beginning of 2022 ago, he decided to become streamer by full time on Twitch. When streamhe usually plays games FIFA 22. He streams on his channel which has the username FMuamba6, and has managed to collect more than 7 thousand followers.
5. Jimmy Conrad
Many do not know, if Jimmy Conrad was a soccer player. Via
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The story owned by Jimmy Conrad as streamer on Twitch is quite unique. Many of the audience at first did not know that he was a soccer player.
When he said that he had played for the United States national team, many in the audience couldn’t believe it. The character is very friendly and cool as a presenter, making many people who did not think that he was a soccer athlete.
Conrad is a former United States national team player. He also played for the United States, at the 2002 World Cup. His career as a football player was mostly spent in his homeland.
Unlike other players playing the game, Conrad made stream which he has as a talk show and radio show. He always discusses the hottest issues in the world of football today, and organizes watching football matches on his channel.
He currently has 22,000 followers on Twitch, and his channel is called jimmyconrad.
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Those are 5 former soccer players, who decided to become streamer on Twitch after retirement. If you know another player who also became streamer on Twitch, just tell Game Spot right away!
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