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ALEX YOUNG

Hole in one! Mauricio Pochettino plays Footgolf ahead of Club World Cup final

Mauricio Pochettino is certainly enjoying his first spell of unemployment in seven years.

The head coach immediately jetted off back to Argentina following his sacking by Tottenham, spending time for friend Diego Maradona at Argentine club Gimnasia.

Pochettino is now in Doha for the Club World Cup. Joined by right-hand man Jesus Perez the former Spurs pair joined the likes of Ruud Guillit, Iker Casillas, Frank de Boer and John Barnes in Qatar.

But what to do? Play Footgolf, of course.

Pochettino was known to have quite the ping of a right boot in Spurs training, often trying his luck with a free kick against the likes of Hugo Lloris, and it appears that talent has not diminsied.

Lining himself out some 40-plus yards from the tee, Pochettino side-foots a perfect delivery into the hole.

Cue wild celebration, shouts of "without pressure I cannot play" and a Barnes cameo. Lovely stuff.

Have a look in the video above.

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