Ex-striker of Sunderland football club Kevin Kyle, who used to earn £10,000-a-week (N2.76m per week) as a professional footballer, now works as a storeman on a ship, making £800 (N221,000) per fortnight.
Photo: Kevin Kyle celebrates scoring the goal for Sunderland, 2004
Daily Mail reports that Kyle, who also played for Scotland, got 10 caps for his country. The 33-year-old was said to have left his last club Ayr United in 2014 and now provides for the family working on the so-called "floating ship", where he cleans floors, replenishes stock and makes beds.
Photo: Kevin Kyle working as a storeman
When asked about his new job, Kyle answered:
"I’m trying to provide for my family."
Kyle started his football career at Sunderland in 2000. In 2006 he scored his first and only Premier League goal to Manchester City.
Photo: Kevin Kyle is for a header while playing for Scotland, 2002
It is none of a secret that in some periods of his life Kyle was absorbed by gambling and once even confessed to spending £7,000 (over N1.9m) weekly on betting. Not proud of his addiction, the footballer used to warn his young colleagues against dangers of gambling.
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