Mikkel Beck and Will Buckley explain how they are using what they learned in their playing careers to help a new generation
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Staying in
Football after retiring as a player brings few options for those coming to the end of their careers. Traditionally, the choices were going into coaching, becoming a pundit or buying a pub for your former teammates to drink in.
Some former professionals are taking a different path by looking after the next generation of footballers as agents. After careers of high and lows, paying it forward while earning a livelihood is becoming a more appealing prospect.