10 football players with criminal records

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Tony Adams

Tony Adams

Tony Adams

The Arsenal defender and captain fought a prolonged battle with alcoholism. It was something that cast a shadow on his career since the 1980s when he was involved in night club brawls, fights with fans, falling down a flight of stairs which led to 29 stitches on his head and even playing a match whilst drunk.

And it reached a nadir in 1990 when he crashed his car into a wall in Essex. The breathalyser test revealed that his blood alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit. He was arrested and sentenced to four months in jail. But he was freed after serving just half that sentence.

It would take a few more episodes of unruly behaviour before he admitted to his problem and sought help to overcome it. He would later pen an autobiography Addicted where he wrote in detail about his battle with alcoholism.

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