Paul Merson has opened up on his former addictive lifestyle, detailing how he spent near to £7milllion on gambling and once took Class A drugs on his way to Arsenal training. The Sky Sports pundit, 53, bravely touched on what was the height of his woes during the 1990s, when his football career was at its pinnacle. Speaking in the Daily Mail, Merson wrote about his time struggling with drugs and gambling as a professional footballer - and how his actions led to severe financial and emotional losses. “I placed my first bet at 16 and lost my entire first month’s wages at Arsenal in ten minutes at William Hill. And I didn’t stop until, eventually, I’d lost everything I’d ever had...
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