New Zealand's Andy Barron, the only non-professional to take part in the 2010 World Cup, has retired from "all football." And when he says all football, he really means all football. From the AP:
Barron, 30, said he had always intended to retire after the World Cup and to concentrate on his full-time banking job. His retirement was from all levels of football, including weekly matches for the amateur Petone club on a muddy field in suburban Wellington.
Barron said he always taken vacation to play for New Zealand and owed it to his employers to concentrate on his career.
To retire from amateur club play is pretty hardcore. If you're going to go that far, then you might as well also retire from football video games, table games and daydreams.
Granted, Barron wasn't a total amateur when he played the final four minutes of New Zealand's 1-1 draw against Italy during the World Cup. He played semi-pro with the Minnesota USL team, a Northern Ireland club and a couple teams in the New Zealand Football Championship, but those days are all done now as he focuses on that banking career.
I'm assuming he only chose banking over football because his last name is just too perfect for the financial industry. I mean, come on — if his name was Striker or Cleansheet this may have played out very differently.
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