Music Stars Who Nearly Became The Next Ryan Giggs
Musicians who wanted to be footballers...
- Rod Stewart - Gravely voiced housewives' favourite Rod Stewart is not only adept at getting middle-aged women to throw their knickers at him but can also handle himself on the football pitch too. Having played upfront for Middlesex Schoolboys in his youth he went on to play for Brentford. "I was there on trial. I'd go down there three or four times a week to play and clean the first team's boots. But my heart wasn't really in it", Rod explained to Rolling Stone. Stewart also has a full size "premiership quality" pitch at his mansion in Essex and regularly plays in celebrity charity matches.
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If you put together a list of desirable professions, football and music are right up near the top.
But not content to have just one job, many musicians started their careers trying to make it as a professional footballers in a bid to line up alongside the like of Manchester United's Ryan Giggs and LA Galaxy star David Beckham.
Gigwise has decided to celebrate those that nearly made it in our new gallery, which includes the likes of Pete Doherty, Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno and Rod Stewart.
Check out the full list below and leave your thoughts in the comment form at the bottom of the page.
