Playing on after 40: ‘What life do I want to live for the next 50 years?’

For a while, Billy Sharp’s pinned post on X was his riposte to the opposition supporter who sent him an AI-generated image of the striker in his Doncaster Rovers kit, hobbling about the pitch on a walking frame. His most recent post is a clip from the press conference that fell in the week of his latest birthday, at which his manager said, “Welcome to my club — the forties.” 😘 https://t.co/85KxjuKFXB— billy sharp (@billysharp10) September 7, 2025 Such is life when you’re still playing profes...