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    I played with Lionel Messi for my only cap and had world at my feet… now I’m an Uber driver but my career isn’t over

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    FORMER Argentina star Jose Luiz Gomez is now without a club and drives for Uber to earn a living.But just a few years ago the right-back was playing for Argentina against Brazil.
    Jose Luis Gomez won his one and only cap for Argentina against BrazilCredit: Getty
    The former defender now works as an Uber driver in ArgentinaCredit: X @clublanus
    He played 52 minutes of the clash alongside the likes of Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain to earn his one and only cap.
    But following that match in 2017, Gomez’s career quickly went downhill as the defender was plagued by injuries.
    A knee issue kept him out for a reported 133 days in 2020, but his problems started two years prior.
    Gomez, 30, helped Lanus reach the Copa Libertadores final in 2017 where they lost to Gremio.
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    But the following year injuries restricted him to just three games, and he failed to reach double figures in appearances in a single season before his release in 2021.
    Gomez now works as an Uber driver in Argentina but he has not given up hope of returning to football.
    His last game was a four-minute substitute appearance for Lanus in a Copa Sudamericana clash against La Equidad, but he still trains and aims to restart his career.
    Gomez was previously tipped to establish himself as a potential mainstay for his country, having starred as an ever-present for Argentina’s Under-23s at the Olympics in 2016.
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    His call-up for the Games in Rio de Janeiro came after he won the domestic league title in his homeland in 2014 with Racing Club.
    Gomez also had spells at San Martín SJ and Huracan. More

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      I used to be an Uber driver… now I play for Arsenal and starred at World Cup

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      ARSENAL winger Caitlin Foord is about to enter her fourth Women’s Super League campaign.But before making it as a full-time professional footballer, she worked part-time as an Uber driver in Wollongong, Australia.
      Arsenal’s Caitlin Foord briefly worked part-time as an Uber driverCredit: Getty
      The winger now stars in the top tier of English football and for the Australia national teamCredit: Getty
      Foord, 28, who had just signed for Sydney FC at the time, initially worked as a physio’s aide.
      However, after picking up an injury during the 2017-18 W-League campaign she decided that a change was needed.
      Foord said: “I did it to keep myself busy at my physio I go to, just helping out. Just to see what it was like.
      “When I was injured, I was bored and I got sick of having the same conversations with people, so I signed up as an Uber driver and drove people around Wollongong.
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      “It lasted 48 hours. I worked a Friday and Saturday night. One person recognised me, a friend of a friend. She said ‘uhh Caitlin what are you doing?'”
      Although her spell as an Uber driver was short-lived, Foord admitted she could see the attraction to driving full-time.
      She added: “It was addictive. There are noises and lights and then when you get someone, you get to meet them.
      “But at the end of I was like, is this really worth it?”
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      The minimum W-League wage was as little as £5,270 back in 2017, according to reports.
      So many footballers had to get second jobs as a result.
      Foord now plays for Arsenal in England’s top tier, the WSL.
      She joined the Gunners from Portland Thorns FC in 2020 and has since been a key member of the first team squad.
      The winger helped Jonas Eidevall’s side to Continental Cup glory last season, starting as Arsenal defeated Chelsea 3-1 in the final.
      Foord also represents the Australia women’s national team and featured at the 2023 Women’s World Cup this summer. More