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    I starred for Man City but I now make millions selling Lamborghinis and Ferraris to the rich and famous

    FANS of Manchester City will remember Dutch international Nigel de Jong for his combative nature on the pitch.The midfielder famously committed one of the worst fouls in a World Cup final ever to go unpunished when he launched a karate kick into the chest of Xabi Alonso.
    Nigel De Jong launched Continental Cars in 2007Credit: Instagram @nigeldejong
    The former City star studied for an economics degree while in the Ajax academyCredit: Instagram @nigeldejong
    His business focuses on selling luxury vehiclesCredit: Instagram
    De Jong counts Premier League players and shakes as clientsCredit: Instagram
    De Jong racked up 137 appearances for City after arriving from AC Milan in 2012, winning a Premier League and an FA Cup during his time in Manchester.
    With opposition midfielders letting out a shared sigh of relief when he retired from the game last year, it was interesting to see what his next move in the game would be.
    The Dutchman has made sporadic appearances as a pundit for ITV, often during major international tournaments such as the Euros and World Cup.
    And while he now works as the technical director of the Dutch national team, he still has a very nice side hustle which has been earning him money dating back to his early playing days.
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    De Jong studied for an economics degree during his time in the youth set up at Ajax and has put it to good use ever since.
    While playing for Hamburg in Germany, De Jong founded a luxury car business called Continental Cars in 2007.
    De Jong made it his mission to only sell the finest cars in the world and stocks Bentleys, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maseratis, Aston Martins, and Rolls Royces.
    During his playing days, he made the most of having access to a clientele of professional footballers and sourced cars for the likes of Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski.
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    De Jong became accustomed to success at CityCredit: Getty
    He was part of the first City team to win the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty
    He’s sold cars to Mesut OzilCredit: Instagram
    And Lukas PodolskiCredit: Instagram
    De Jong credits his business acumen to his grandfather, who was a managing director of Ford in Holland.
    De Jong said: “My grandfather was one of the CEOs of Ford in Holland and I saw closely how he developed himself as a businessman.
    “He was always on time, making sure payments were never late, paying attention to service and giving customers extra, always making sure the company and his family was stable.
    “I looked up to him, and off the pitch, I wanted to be like him. I also think his professionalism is something I carried with me as a footballer too.”
    He emphasised the importance of footballers investing in their education outside of football when he spoke to Joe, saying: “My mother always said ‘football is only part of your life, you have to develop yourself beyond that’ and I felt it was vital for me to do something for myself that wasn’t related to it.
    “Besides being a professional player, I had the dream of owning a company and when I had the money and the expertise, I made it happen.
    “God gave me the talent and the strength to become a football player, which gave me the financial resources and empowerment to improve in other areas.
    “I think it’s so important for football players to be smart with what they do with their salaries, because it can become an investment or be gone before you know it.
    The Dutch FA were so impressed with his business chops that they sought him out to be a technical director for the national sideCredit: Instagram @nigeldejong
    The footballer made millions from his venture alongside footballCredit: Instagram
    He’s encouraged other players to get the same education he did so they can do the sameCredit: Instagram
    He admits there is a temptation for young players to waste their moneyCredit: Instagram
    A sample of some of the brands De Jong has to choose fromCredit: Instagram
    “It is very tempting in our industry to live for now – to buy the expensive cars and live a flashy lifestyle – but you have to plan so you’re able to do that in future too.
    “This is an education players should get from a very early age to help them deal with the money they’ll make.”
    De Jong said not only does he deal with footballers wanting the most luxurious cars, but he has dealt with Middle Eastern Sheikhs that need motors sourced too.
    He said to Voetbal International: “Of course many footballers know where to find us,” he said.
    “But also business people, collectors, and we just have to work hard for it, it’s not that we’ve had success for ten years.
    De Jong forms a business power couple with wife Winonah, 41.

    De Jong at the launch of one of his wife’s collectionsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    De Jong’s collection would be the envy of any petrolheadCredit: Instagram
    Winonah runs her own fashion label named WINONAH which launched in 2015.
    The former midfielder now invests in other businesses with high potential.
    Speaking to Bundesliga.com he said: “Some people say footballers are thick and not bright enough to be entrepreneurs.
    “But when I see that a company has potential, I move the borders and go all the way for it.”
    De Jong now works as the Dutch national team’s technical directorCredit: Getty More

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    My dad is a Premier League cult hero and we both scored iconic goals at Wembley – now I’m making my own way

    NOT many father-and-son combos can say they have scored game-changing play-off final goals.And not too many would say that their old man scored the better one – but Josh Windass admits his dad Dean’s Wembley winner was superior.
    Dean Windass’ Wembley volley sent Hull City to the Premier League in 2008Credit: Getty Images – Getty
    Josh emulated his Dad’s Wembley heroics 15 years laterCredit: Rex
    Windass Jr, 29, scored the only goal in last season’s League One play-off final for Sheffield Wednesday to seal promotion to the Championship.
    The attacking midfielder nodded Lee Gregory’s cross home as the final looked set to go to penalties against Yorkshire rivals Barnsley.
    The goal came 15 years after his father Dean scored an iconic volley as Hull beat Bristol City to confirm their promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
    Dean then became Hull City’s oldest ever goalscorer and the second oldest scorer in the history of the Premier League when he scored against Portsmouth aged 39.
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    When Josh spoke about the fact that he and his Dad had both scored crucial goals in play-off finals, he admitted to Sky Sports that Windass Sr “scored a better goal”.
    When he was asked about his Dad’s reaction to his son’s Wembley winner, with Dean watching from the stands, Josh said: “I don’t know, he’ll probably be five Jager bombs deep so I don’t know if he’ll say much.”
    When Dean spoke to The Daily Mail after the game he quipped: “I wasn’t actually because I don’t drink jagerbombs, so he obviously doesn’t know his old man, does he?”
    But he also spoke of how he was bursting with pride at son Josh’s achievement and said: “I can’t stop crying, man.
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    “I thought my crying days were over after 2008 and then he’s just gone and done it to me again. It’s just so emotional.”
    He added: “His goal was better than my volley because it was the last kick of the game. He will cause me a heart attack, the b******!”
    Wednesday have found it tough in the Championship, however.
    Darren Moore was sacked before the Owls even kicked a ball and his replacement, Xisco Munoz, was sacked last month after a disastrous start to the season that left the club bottom of the league.
    There’s also been off-field issues relating to Dejphon Chansiri with concerns as to whether staff were going to be paid on time.
    Windass has been in and out of the team this season as Wednesday look to stay in the second tier.
    He’s played ten times this season with the club still bottom on nine points after 15 games. More