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Ex-Italy Striker Antonio Di Natale Reflects on Life After Retiring From Football

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Antonio Di Natale has turned 40 and couldn't be happier with his life. A year after he solemnly waved goodbye to the world of football - concluding a career that lasted for two decades - he has told Gazzetta dello Sport (via Gianluca Di Marzio) that he is enjoying his time off.

"Keeping away from football is not bothering me at all," he said, "Being an entrepreneur, focusing on the housing market, on coffee and on Udinese's football academy make me happy and passionate.

"I was no longer into football, the battery ran out and I understood that the time to stop had come.