Petr Cech is having time of his life as a hockey keeper: "It's more fun than the Champions League"

Former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech insists he is having more fun playing ice hockey than he had winning the Premier League and Champions League.

Cech, 40, retired from football in 2019 and has since fulfilled his childhood dream on the ice, playing for Guildford Phoenix before joining Chelmsford Chieftains last year.

Moreover, Cech insists he wanted to be an ice hockey player as a kid, admitting to the Daily Mail:

"I love football, but I felt being an ice hockey goalie was more fun. As a family, we couldn't afford to buy all the equipment, so my dad took me to football. In the end, football won."

Cech started playing matches with Guildford upon his retirement, but claims he's still eager to add more trophies to his collection.

"It's a completely different level of pressure. This is more fun than when you play a Champions League game for everything," he said. "I still have that feeling in myself because I want to perform. I want to win. I hate losing. It's the same feeling I had when I played football.

"You still get that feeling when you're walking through the corridor, to the ice, surrounded by all these people. Maybe if there were 30 fans, it would be different. But the building is full. That's what I like."

Upon joining his new club, Cech was hailed for bringing a "winning mentality" on the ice.