#4 David Ginola
David Ginola was a fine player back in the day. His ability to beat defenders with the faintest of touch on the ball was a sight to behold. Indeed, he was so good that Johan Cruyff once labelled him as the “best player in the world.”
However, he was not just about the football as he had looks that would have given even Hollywood stars a run for their money. Actually, even now, the Frenchman can make girls swoon over him. Naturally, after he ended his career, he tried his hand at acting, but his heart wanted something else.
Growing up in a French family that drank wine with almost every meal, Ginola developed a taste for the drink and wanted to own his own vineyard. Indeed, when asked about what he was going to do after retiring, he said, “'my dream is to buy a domaine [vineyard] in France.”
Eventually, he did precisely that when he invested in a vineyard in Provence – his home ground – and actually went on to win a runners-up award in 2008 for his Coste Brulade rosé at the International Wine Challenge, the wine-tasting equivalent of the World Cup.
