{"id":143005,"date":"2023-11-05T17:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T17:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=143005"},"modified":"2023-11-05T17:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T17:08:24","slug":"im-a-former-premier-league-winner-now-after-retiring-i-work-for-a-sweets-company-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/sport\/im-a-former-premier-league-winner-now-after-retiring-i-work-for-a-sweets-company-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#x27;m a former Premier League winner &#8211; now after retiring I work for a sweets company | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEONARDO ULLOA tasted the sweetest of victories as part of Leicester City&#x27;s miraculous 5,000-1 Premier League title win.<\/p>\n<p>And he is still getting a sugar rush in his new job at a confectionery company.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/leonardo-ulloa-leicester-city-kisses-635108543.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/im-surprise-premier-league-winner-856334623.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Ulloa, 37, arrived at the King Power for a club-record \u00a38million from Brighton when the Foxes returned to the Premier League in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>He scored twice in the dramatic 5-3 win over Manchester United just a few weeks later before helping keep the club up with the greatest escape.<\/p>\n<p>Then in 2015-16, the Argentine striker played a key role in Claudio Ranieri&#x27;s incredible side that defied all odds and expectations to be crowned champions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite starting just seven Premier League games, Ulloa regularly replaced Shinji Okazaki around the hour mark, coming up trumps with six important goals.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE ON FOOTBALL<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OQ-OFF-PLATFORM-THE-CHASE.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OQ-OFF-PLATFORM-THE-CHASE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OQ-OFF-PLATFORM-THE-CHASE.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WRONG MOVE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fans and Bradley Walsh left baffled by &#x27;stinker&#x27; football question on The Chase<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RR-BETTING-PADDY-POWER-football-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>POWER UP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Premier League: Get \u00a340 in free bets when you stake \u00a310 with Paddy Power<\/h3>\n<p>However, it was his sliding finish in the 89th minute to secure Leicester a 1-0 win over Norwich that caused shockwaves &#8211; quite literally.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off the back of the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal in February, Leicester&#x27;s third and final league defeat, Ulloa poked home in the closing moments to secure all three points and send the King Power wild.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrations were so intense that University of Leicester geology students detected a historic 0.3 magnitude earthquake on a nearby seismometer.<\/p>\n<p>Ulloa was at team-mate Jamie Vardy&#x27;s house for the &quot;Vardy Party&quot; as Chelsea&#x27;s 2-2 draw with Tottenham confirmed Leicester as champions, then appeared for the Foxes in their Champions League run to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Football<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DF-OP-ARTETA.jpg\"><\/picture><span>STICK BY YOUR GUNS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal release statement after Arteta&#8217;s stinging attack on VAR &#8216;error&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/central-park-home-whitburn-juniors-857258421.jpg\"><\/picture><span>YOU WHIT? 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The injury worked against me but, in the end, it was still my decision.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>LEO-VING IT UP<\/h2>\n<p>However, rather than moving back to Argentina, Ulloa settled in Madrid with his wife and daughters.<\/p>\n<p>And that has opened the doorway to his unexpected career change.<\/p>\n<p>As well as staying involved with football through some player representation work, the 6ft 2ins ex-striker is part of Madrid-based desserts company Sweet Monkey.<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-british-detectives-met-representatives-831041107.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-british-detectives-met-representatives-831041107.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-british-detectives-met-representatives-831041107.jpg\"><\/picture><span>STAR&#x27;S FORTUNE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>BBC radio star leaves \u00a31million in his will after death from cancer at 66<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/two-naughty-boys-travelling-plane-799509619.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/two-naughty-boys-travelling-plane-799509619.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/two-naughty-boys-travelling-plane-799509619.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BABY ON BOARD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>We&#x27;re fuming over &#x27;child-free&#x27; zones on airlines&#8230; kids should make us smile<\/h3>\n<p>The business, set up by pastry chef and chocolatier Javier Guillen, specialises in creating delicious ice creams and frozen pastries &#8211; packed full of flavour and using lots of fruit in the recipes.<\/p>\n<p>And this new venture certainly is the cherry on top of Ulloa&#x27;s wonderful cake of a career.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/fece2430-a3bf-4a77-ac2d-bf8de2651c9f.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/leonardo-ulloa-player-rayo-vallecano-581575108.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/aa580195-fe21-4341-914b-a524fb787031.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/im-surprise-premier-league-winner-856334634.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/24586398\/premier-league-winner-leicester-leonardo-ulloa-earthquake-sweets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEONARDO ULLOA tasted the sweetest of victories as part of Leicester City&#x27;s miraculous 5,000-1 Premier League title win. 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