'I won the Champions League with Chelsea - now I'm passing on what I learned in the army'
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To win the Champions League you need to be tough, resilient and willing to go the extra mile at a moment's notice - skills Florent Malouda is now sharing in the army. Ex-Chelsea ace Malouda, who was part of the Blues' remarkable 2012 European triumph, is putting his experiences to good use after joining the military in French Guiana, a French overseas territory on the northern coast of South America.
Malouda was born in its largest city, Cayenne, before moving to Paris when his football career took off aged 15. The now 44-year-old has always kept in touch with his roots and even played a handful of games for the French Guiana national team in 2017.
But now he's giving back in an even bigger way: by serving in the region's citizens' reserve. "The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment welcomes Florent Malouda as an officer in its citizens' reserve," they announced on their various social networks last week.
"After an exceptional career in international football, he is keen to share and pass on the values of commitment to young Guyanese alongside the legionnaires of the 3rd REI.". On Instagram, Malouda uploaded a series of photos of himself on duty in the Amazon rainforest. "While passing through the Amazon in my home territory, I was able to follow an initiation during the CEFE Authorities course of the 3rd REI at the Equatorial Forest Training Center," he wrote.
