With a surprising new employment, former Barcelona defender Jeremy Mathieu now seems to be leading a completely different life. The 41-year-old Frenchman has five international caps in his career, but his best success came at Camp Nou, where he made 91 appearances from 2014 to 2017 and won two La Liga crowns as well as the 2015 Champions League.
Additionally, Mathieu made more than 100 appearances for teams like Sporting CP and Valencia, establishing himself as a dependable member of whichever team he joined. Many people thought he would go into coaching or the media after he hung up his boots in 2020 due to a knee injury.
However, after five years, Mathieu’s post-retirement life has taken a completely different turn than anyone could have imagined. He is still somewhat active in the sports industry, but not in the sense that most people would have thought.
Jeremy Mathieu Spotted in Unusual Job
The retired defender has been photographed working for a sports shop
Mathieu and two coworkers are pictured posing at the Intersport Cabries-Plan de Campagne store in the Marseille area in an image that was viewed by over two million people online in a matter of hours after it was uploaded. The tattoo on his right arm appears to go a long way towards proving the credibility of the well-known sports shop business in France, even though many people speculated that AI might have played a part. View the picture below:
The world is once again talking about Mathieu because of his seemingly voluntary job at a sports store, but he also continues to show off his skills at Luynes Sport FC, participating in Regional 1 close to Aix-en-Provence. Another picture of him that RMC Sport was able to get for their investigation shows him posing with a customer.
It’s been quite the journey for Mathieu, from the top levels of world football to selling balls and giving customers advice on the best way to get a new pair of boots to help them strive to become a Barcelona player themselves. However, Mundo Deportivo claims that his choice of career is a reflection of his values and life philosophy rather than a result of a desire for money. It proves that even Champions League champions are regular folks.
