Following Grant Holt making his wrestling debut, Goal looks at other footballers, and sports stars, to have moved into other sports
Grant Holt | WrestlingFormer Norwich City forward Grant Holt swapped his boots for the wrestling ring winning a 40-man Royal Rumble on his debut. Arriving shortly after punditry duties for BT Sport's coverage of Eastleigh vs Dagenham and Redbridge, Holt participated as the surprise 40th entrant and secured victory after drop-kicking an opponent out of the ring.AdvertisementGetty ImagesRio Ferdinand | BoxingFormer Manchester United and England player Rio Ferdinand announced that he was to train to become a professional boxer. After being rejected by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) for a licence, the centre-back never made his professional boxing debut. GettyClive Allen | American FootballFormer England international Clive Allen turned out for 10 different clubs, most notably Tottenham during the 1980s – a side he would later go on to manage for a match in October 2007. After retiring as a player in 1995, he turned to American football two years later with the London Monarchs.Getty ImagesGabriel Batistuta | PoloA goal machine for Fiorentina, Roma and Argentina, Gabriel Batistuta turned to polo a few years after retiring in 2005. 'Batigol' once joked he would have taken up the sport sooner had he been forced to battle Lionel Messi for a place in the national team.