Sir Andy Murray reveals he wants to become a coach when he retires from tennis
Scot also said he would like to coach but not immediately... but he believes he still has more years at the top
SIR Andy Murray has revealed he could move into football when he retires from tennis.
The current world No 1 and Wimbledon champion recently received a knighthood for his services to his sport.
Scot Murray is only 29 and will have many more shots at Grand Slam glory - but has been thinking about life after tennis and what he will do with his time - potentially swapping a racket for a football.
He is an huge football fan, following Edinburgh side Hibernian — his grandfather, Roy Erskine, played for the Edinburgh club in the 1950s — and Arsenal, and would be keen to have an involvement with the sport.
"I would like to do something in football. I watch loads of it. I am into my fantasy sports a lot.
"And I'd like to try my hand at coaching at some stage but I wouldn't think immediately after I finish.
"I would like to spend a lot of time at home with family and see my child, or children, growing up.
"But I am sure I will always have some involvement in tennis. I would like to give something back as tennis has obviously given a lot to me.
"I do care about British tennis a lot, I would like to see it doing better.";
He is not alone in elite sportsmen wanting to try their hand at football - with champion sprinter Usain Bolt making no secret of his desire to become a pro when he stops sprinting, and plans to train with German giants Borussia Dortmund.
While England's World Cup winning rugby coach Clive Woodward became Performance Director at Southampton when he stopped as Red Rose boss.
Murray also made history by becoming the first person to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year three times and returned to the court after his winter break last week at the Qatar Open.
He reached the final but was beaten in three sets by the man he took over the No 1 spot from, Novak Djokovic.
Murray is guaranteed to be top seed for the Australian Open, which starts next week - but he will lose his crown to Djokovic if the Serb retains his title in Melbourne and Murray does not make the semi-finals.