SOCCEROOS great Mark Bresciano has sent his career up in smoke — by becoming a cannabis farmer.The 84-cap Australia international had long spells with Parma and Palermo in Italy’s Serie A, and also played for Lazio and Empoli,” The Sun reports.Winger Bresciano agreed a four-year contract with Manchester City in 2008, but remained with Palermo when the deal broke downNow retired and living in Melbourne, the 38-year-old has begun growing dope for medical uses.  Mark Bresciano is a Socceroos great. Source:News Limited“I’m investing in property these days, and working on cultivating cannabis,” he said.“At present I am studying with a partner who is working towards producing marijuana-based medicines within the next year.“The company is called Greenhope. We have identified a site and obtained the necessary licences.“There is still a long way to go before we can produce cannabis-based drugs.“For the moment we are going to Canada and the US to learn more, as well as Europe — where there are experts.  Mark Bresciano is on the grass. Source:Getty Images“I miss playing football. It is like a religion in Italy.“But I have lost my passion for the professional game. I am just a spectator these days.”Greenhope has launched a fledgling website, bearing the message: “Hope Is Coming ... the movement is medicinal.”Bresciano hung up his boots in 2015 after a three-year spell with Qatari club Al-Gharafa.He was last year picked by the FFA (Football Federation Australia) as part of a nine man panel responsible for selecting Dutch manager Bert van Marwijk to coach the Socceroos to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia this year. — This story originally appeared on thesun.co.uk
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