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World Service,3 mins

From Crosses to Croissants

Not by the Playbook

Available for over a year

What to do once you’ve retired as a professional footballer? Maybe head into coaching or management? Perhaps become a TV pundit? Or you could open a French patisserie! We’ve been nibbling on the tasty macaroons of former Mali international midfielder Mamady Sidibe just a month after his new patisserie opened (Photo: Former Mali international footballer Mamady Sidibe enjoys a macaroon and coffee at his new patisserie in Stoke)

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