5 football personalities who switched to try another sport 

Rio Ferdinand Press Conference London
Rio Ferdinand at a press conference in London stating he's going to box soon

#4 Micheal Owen - Horse Racing

Owen at the Ascot Race
Owen at the Ascot Race

Former England, Liverpool and Manchester United striker, Micheal Owen called an end to his professional football career in 2013. A prolific poacher with great ability to run past defenders, Owen, the former Ballon d'Or winner in 2001, decided to give horse racing a go.

Owen has previously enjoyed success at the Royal Ascot as an owner-breeder with Brown Panther at the Royal meeting in 2011.

He admitted that the process had been far from easy but is perhaps not going to hang up his riding boots just yet. He went on to say, "I enjoyed it enough to say I would do it again. It would be a shame to stop riding after that. However, I've got four kids and I don't want to hurt myself. I absolutely loved it and I wouldn't put it past me."

The former Englishman finished second in the race although claimed he had a brilliant time racing the horse, with a team by his side.

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Edited by Amit Mishra