The now 41-year-old called time on his incredible career for a second and final time in July 2021 after coming back to play for boyhood side Groningen.
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Robben has clearly grown restless in retirement, and is now turning his hand to Paddle, a tennis-esque sport what was recently deemed “the fastest-growing sport in the world” by the LTA.
The former winger is now one of 25 million players globally, admitting he took to it when he was at Bayern, saying: "I used to play three times a week when I was in Germany."
He recently picked up his first ranking points as a professional after entering the FIP Bronze Westerbork tournament, which is part of the CUPRA FIP Tour.
Robben is now ranked 1,980 in the world with three ranking points.