The brand-new iteration of the FIFA Club World Cup is finally upon us and it got underway over the weekend. The first match, between Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and Al Ahly failed to deliver, with the pair drawing 0-0 in the competition’s opener, but the next game up saw Bayern Munich take on New Zealand’s Auckland City FC and they made history.
It’s the first time a team has ever scored more than six goals in a Club World Cup game. The gulf in class between the two sounds cannot be overstated, though, and Auckland City should still be proud of the fact they got to play against Harry Kane and company. Competing against the most elite level of footballers on the planet is never easy, but it’s even harder when your team is comprised of semi-professional athletes who all have regular day jobs away from football and that is the case with Auckland City. In fact, an incredible graphic has emerged since the match revealing the day jobs of every player that started for the team.
The Day Jobs of Auckland City’s Starting XI
There are a wide variety of professions
As the only semi-professional team in the Club World Cup, Auckland City are the only side that isn’t made up of full-time professional footballers. Instead, the team is comprised of stars who are actually making a living in different professions and only train and play the sport part-time. An incredible graphic was created by X (Twitter) user @UnitedAce8 who revealed the day jobs of everyone in the Auckland starting lineup. The information was researched by another X user @ShezzaIsBack and the two came together to share the details with fans on the social media platform and there are some very interesting professions. Some of the club’s players have even had to miss out on the Club World Cup because they couldn’t get time off from their regular jobs.
The club’s goalkeeper, Conor Tracy, had a tough game against Bayern. He faced some of the most dynamite forwards in football and conceded 10 goals throughout the contest. Outside of football, he works as a warehouse worker, though. The backline of Adam Mitchell, Michael Den Heijer and Nikko Boxall all work a variety of jobs with roles in real estate, a foundation and sales respectively.
Wing-backs Regont Murati and Nathan Lobo have very different full-time jobs. The former works for a shipping service, while the latter is a sonographer, using ultrasound equipment. The middle of the park featured Gerrard Garriga, who is working in football full-time, but as an academy coach. Playing next to him, though, was Mario Ilich. His regular profession is with Coca Cola, where he works as a sales representative.
The front three consists of two community coaches in David Seung-Ho Yoo and Myer Bevan, while the last name in the team, playing on the left-wing, was Dylan Manickum. He makes a living as an engineer.
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