Football history is littered with international superstars who went on to become politicians; Romario stood in Brazilian federal parliament after hanging up his boots, George Weah aimed to become president of Liberia, and Roman Pavlyuchenko stood for Vladimir Putin's United Russia party at a local level even while playing at Tottenham.
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— easyodds.com (@easy_odds) June 23, 2015
The latest former pro to attempt to gain power in the democratic is Sol Campbell, who feels he is the right man to become the next London mayor.