Former Liverpool forward finds new profession as footgolf star

Former Liverpool striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle has discovered a brand new dwelling on the fairways – buying and selling the roar of Anfield for the quiet precision {of professional} footgolf.

The ex-France worldwide, who made 65 appearances and scored 9 objectives for the Reds (together with an important strike in opposition to Olympiacos within the 2004/05 Champions League run), has taken up the rising hybrid sport the place soccer meets the golf course, and he is rapidly making his mark.

Representing HAC FootGolf – a membership based mostly in Le Havre, the place he as soon as performed on mortgage – Sinama-Pongolle not too long ago shared a sequence of slick clips on Instagram, together with a long-range putt that drew reward from followers. The footage was shot at Golf de Saint Donat, a lush course simply exterior Cannes.

In accordance with FootGolf France, the game’s nationwide governing physique, he’s at the moment ranked thirty first within the nation – a powerful exhibiting for a comparatively contemporary face.

And he’s not the one one swapping studs for mushy spikes both. Anthony Le Tallec, a fellow Champions League winner and former Liverpool teammate, additionally traces up for HAC FootGolf, making for an unexpectedly nostalgic duo on the greens.

From Merseyside to the Côte d’Azur – Sinama-Pongolle’s second act could be even smoother than his first.

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