15 Footballers With Bizarre Side Jobs

13. David Icke - Conspiracy Theorist

Where to start with David Icke? A promising goalkeeping career was curtailed early on by injury, leading to a move into print journalism. Then a position within the BBC presented itself. He became the sports presenter for Newsnight as well as co-host of Grandstand.

From this, Icke took the logical step into politics, becoming involved with the Green Party before an encounter with a psychic convinced him that he was destined to save mankind. Much like Jesus Christ. And that he’d face great opposition. Much like Jesus Christ. Thus began Icke’s journey as ersatz spiritual guru-cum-grand conspiracy theorist extraordinaire. It’s a role he still holds to this today, travelling the world and publishing book after book detailing his beliefs on reptilian agendas, hollowed out moons and the like. Maybe not quite like Jesus Christ after all, then.