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The Real Reason He Is Not Retiring

[Pop Bitch] Which international footballer is trying very hard not to retire as he loves to gamble and really, really needs the salary to cover his losses?

Bonus Clue: It’s not Wayne Rooney!

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[Optional] Is he playing past his prime?

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  2. Francesco Totti, from the Italian national team, is indeed making a huge fuss because he was asked to retire (he’s 40).
    It would be tragicomic, because one of the many things he advertises on TV is… an online lottery-gambling site (Lottomatica).

  4. Joey Barton got a lengthy ban for placing bets, so it could be him.

    But I’m also thinking John Terry.

    • Hmmm going by the link Ill say Cristiano Ronaldo. Give up gambling dude, way to waste your fortune!!!!

    • You must be kidding. Cristiano Ronaldo is not a kid but he is very far from retiring (and he is filthy rich)

  9. At first I went with Zlatan Ibrahimovich, put now I think it’s Wayne Rooney.

  11. Just heard about Cristiano Reynoldo having tax fraud problems in Spain…

    • He’s not going to retire for a long time yet. Or Real Madrid will kick him out soon for a brand new shiny toy like they did to Raul. It is the World Cup next year after all so maybe his days are numbered.

    • His fraud problems won’t make him poor (like Messi’s fraud problems barely affected his fortune).
      He is filthy rich, he is quite smart with his business and he is not retiring anytime soon. Even if Real Madrid kick him (which it won’t happen till he start to lose his touch) there will be a lot of clubs that’ll want him (and of course there’s always China, the Arab countries or the USA to play his last years of career)

  12. Totti? He is 40 and playing his last league game with A.S. Roma this weekend, but keeps delaying the announcement of what’s next.

  14. Rooney, Man U. Recently dropped 300k in 2 hours on roulette. Has a history too.

  17. Also, just a heads up for everyone, David Beckham retired from playing football/soccer about 3 or 4 years ago.

  18. PopB tend to only deal in British blinds so this sounds like John Terry all over. Last weekend a huge fuss was made over his 26th minute substitution because there were substantial bets placed on it happening.

  19. I’d say John Terry but I’d expect it to say former international player, he has retired from that. Hmmmm.

  20. Schweinsteiger.

    He’s no longer the player he used to be. His old teammates are retiring one by one, yet he keeps playing and changing teams in order to make more money.

  21. It’s the UK footballer John Terry. He’s known to have a gambling problem. Pop Bitch is from the UK.

  22. I immediately thought about Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Gambling sounds like something he’d do. He def has odd hobbies. I hope it’s not him though!
    Also I heard that when Zlatan plays poker the money wins.