Forgotten Liverpool star who was hero of 2005 Champions League campaign now starring in world of professional FOOTGOLF

The Sun

6 days ago

A FORGOTTEN hero of Liverpool's stunning Champions League-winning campaign in 2005 has picked up a new profession in footgolf.
Florent Sinama Pongolle, who starred for the Reds between 2001 and 2006, shared a collection of videos of himself playing the new sport to his Instagram story.
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The 40-year-old was playing on the Golf de Saint Donat, a course near Cannes in the south east of France.
As it turns out, the Frenchman also plays for the Havre footgolf club (HAC), following a two-year loan spell away from Liverpool with the team from 2001 to 2003 after joining their academy aged 11.
His first story saw the attacker blasting the ball towards the hole.
But a later story showed him pulling off an amazing shot for his 107,000 followers.
Sinama Pongolle was seen standing in the shade under a tree with the ball on the floor and the hole a decent distance away up a slope.
However, he managed to perfectly direct his shot and consider the bounce of the ball as he side-footed it up towards the hole.
The ball then veered to the left as it rolled along the uneven terrain before dropping into the hole.
Sinama Pongolle was all smiles as he fist pumped into the air in celebration.
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Another angle of the video showed the pinpoint accuracy of his attempt as it rolled towards the hole and was caught up in the rougher grass area around the footgolf hole before sinking in.
Sinama Pongolle made 65 appearances for Liverpool during his time at the club, but was never a mainstay.
His Liverpool debut came in the Uefa Cup against NK Olimpija Ljubljana in October 2003 before scoring his first-ever Premier League goal against Leeds.
But his biggest contribution in a Reds shirt came during the 2005 Champions League campaign.
Coming off the bench, Sinama Pongolle scored the equaliser against Olympiacos to help Liverpool achieve a 3-1 win that secured the club's passage into the last 16.
However, during a League Cup tie against Watford in January, he picked up a season-ending knee injury.
This meant he played no further part in the season, including the Champions League final.
He would go on to have spells with the likes of Recreativo, Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon and Chicago Fire before hanging up his boots in 2019 after a short spell with his hometown club, Saint-Pierroise.