Liverpool cult hero now runs fashion shows and produces music after quitting football

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Former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel has launched a fashion agency and music production career since retiring from football. The former Liverpool winger has channelled his creative energies into the worlds of both fashion and music.

For a long time, I've been part of the music business," Babel told our sister title, the Liverpool ECHO. "I have artists mostly in Los Angeles, one in Amsterdam, and a producer in the UK."Music has always been a part of me, I enjoy it.

While it may not always be a great business decision in terms of return on investment, it started as a hobby and grew into a business that I loved managing during my spare time."Outside of music, I also run an agency in Paris that operates in the fashion industry. That passion is still there, but I'll never say never."Ryan Babel scored 22 goals for Liverpool (Image: Getty Images)Ryan Babel attended Paris Fashion Week earlier this year (Image: Getty Images)Babel's stint at Liverpool drew to a close when he was offloaded to Hoffenheim in January 2011 - a transfer window best remembered for the club's stunning choice to sell Fernando Torres to Chelsea, while bringing in Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez as replacements on deadline day.Despite departing Anfield without lifting a trophy, Babel was part of the squad that claimed the Premier League runners-up spot in 2009.On the international stage, the winger also earned his place in the Netherlands side that went all the way to the 2010 World Cup final.Babel subsequently returned to Ajax and enjoyed stints with Kasimpasa, UAE side Al-Ain and Deportivo La Coruna before recapturing his best form at Besiktas.This earned him a short-lived Premier League comeback with Fulham in 2019, before he moved on to Galatasaray and a third spell at Ajax.He brought the curtain down on his playing career in the Turkish second division with Eyupspor in 2023, formally announcing his retirement over a year afterwards.