Life after an illustrious football career has not been all rosy for former Turkey star, Hakan Sukur, who reveals that he now drives Uber and sells books to make a living for himself.

The former Inter Milan, Torino, Blackburn, and Galatasaray striker became a Turkey exile following a fall out with Turkey's President, Recep Erdogan, after serving in politically as an Istanbul MP for the Justice and Development Party.

The 48-year-old won a total of 14 major titles, netted 383 goals throughout his club career as well as the fastest ever in a World Cup, in 2002.

WHY DID HE FALL-OUT WITH ERDOGAN?

He later resigned from the party in December 2013, to serve as an independent after he had a bitter falling out with President Erdogan.

Sukur is wanted for arrest in Turkey since August 2016 for being a member of the Gülen movement and lives in exile in the United States.

SUKUR SPEAKS UP ON LIFE AS AN EXILE

Speaking in a recent interview with German publication Welt Am Sonntag, Sukur revealed things became hard for him after President Erdogan accused him of participating in a failed coup.

“I have nothing left, Erdogan took everything: my right to liberty, freedom of expression and right to work,” said Sukur.

“Nobody seems able to explain what my role in this coup was supposed to be. I never did anything illegal, I am not a traitor or a terrorist. “I might be an enemy [of] this government, but not the state or the Turkish nation. I love my country. After the split with Erdogan, I started to receive threats. My wife’s shop was attacked, my children were harassed, my father put in prison and all my assets confiscated.

“So I moved to the United States, initially running a cafe in California, but strange people kept coming into the bar. Now I drive for Uber and I sell books.”