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      Aaron Ramsey says ‘he’s not going to be happy with me’ as he reveals he is gunning for Premier League icon’s manager job

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      AARON RAMSEY wants to succeed Craig Bellamy as Wales manager.The Dragons captain, 33, completed his Uefa A licence last month and is set to enrol on the pro licence course.Aaron Ramsey has revealed he is one day aiming to take the Wales jobCredit: X @SkySportsPLHe joked current Dragons boss Craig Bellamy will not be happy with himCredit: RexStar midfielder Ramsey, who has won 86 Welsh caps, has set his sights on becoming a boss one day and fancies taking charge of his country.The ex-Arsenal and Juventus ace said: “It would be a very proud moment for me one day. Hopefully that is a few years away yet but it would definitely interest me one day.”I’ve done my A licence now so I will be starting my pro soon. It’s definitely something I am interested in.”Ramsey is currently on the sidelines with a hamstring injury so the Cardiff star has been helping out on the coaching side and picking up tips along the way.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHe added: “It’s addictive. I’ve been around the u18s at Cardiff. I’ve been lucky enough to coach them.”I watch games differently now. You do get addicted and you want to try something new. Hopefully one day I will have the opportunity to do that.”Ramsey was a guest on Sky’s Monday Night Football and did not pick boss Bellamy in his all-time team, selecting close pal Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo as his wideman.The Welsh great joked his national manager may not like the snub or his comments on eyeing up his job in the future despite planning to play on for many more years.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSRamsey said: “He’s not going to be happy with me, is he?”However, Ramsey says he remains troubled by the horrific double leg break he suffered at Stoke 14 years ago that sidelined the then teenager for an initial nine months.Sir Alex Ferguson phoned and tried to convince me to join Man Utd – but their transfer plan made me say noHe still has the metal rod and screws in his right leg following the sickening challenge from Ryan Shawcross which snapped him in half and fractured both his tibia and fibula.Ramsey has rarely spoken about the horror tackle, but concedes one of the Premier League’s most shocking incidents has had a major impact on his career with feelings of what might have been.He said: “The injury was a massive setback because of the way I was going at the time. I was in the team, playing regularly and feeling good. I was really asserting myself at that level.”Then the injury happened. All kinds of things went through my mind. Was I going to play again? Was I going to walk again? It wasn’t a nice time.”I did have some really good people around me. I had a lot of messages from people who had suffered similar injuries.”Ramsey was a £5million signing from Cardiff back in 2008 after he rejected Prem giants Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton for Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal.Following the brutal injury, he went on loan at Nottingham Forest and then boyhood club Cardiff to boost his fitness before returning to the Emirates.Then the injury happened. All kinds of things went through my mind. Was I going to play again? Was I going to walk again? It wasn’t a nice time.Aaron RamseySky SportsYet Ramsey reckons the mental trauma of the injury and the lengthy layoff stayed with him as he recalled the rough house treatment dished out to the Gunners.Ramsey added: “The way that Stoke played back then was to try and be aggressive against Arsenal (who were seen as) being soft. They tried to play on that a little bit more.”That was probably driven by the manager at the time. I don’t think anybody goes out there to break someone’s leg, no, but there was definitely a feeling that they wanted to leave a bit on the players.”I have suffered a load of injuries and maybe it has had an impact on me on the way I move differently and my body has had to adapt to certain things.”Beforehand I never really got injured. I was still pretty young but I could play all day, every day. Definitely, after the injury, it has had a bit of an impact. I still have the metal in my leg as well. That can have an effect on the body as well.”Anything can happen throughout your career. But, of course, from an injury point of view, I wish that never happened and I could have seen how I would have been injury-free throughout my career and what that would have looked like.”Ramsey returned from the injury but admitted he had to overcome psychological battles to tackle again. He scored Arsenal’s winner against United at the Emirates in May 2011 as he took a big step on the road to recovery.Ramsey was sidelined for nine months after a horror leg break against StokeCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdHe said: “That was a huge moment. Psychologically to go into tackles again, it has an effect. “You do go into them half-hearted or thinking, ‘Am I going to be alright doing this?’ It took time after the injury to overcome that.”Ramsey won the FA Cup three times with Arsenal, win Serie A at Juventus and represented Wales at two Euros and the 2022 World Cup before returning to his homeland.He told Sky’s Monday Night Football: “I’m proud of what I have done in my career. To come back from that and still get to the level and play is something I’m proud of.”But he was most disappointed at his Arsenal exit in 2019 when his 11-year association ended as the club made a U-turn on a contract. He then joined Juventus as a free agent on a lucrative £400,000-a-week deal.Ramsey, who scored two FA Cup final match-winning goals at Wembley, added: “It was a weird time. I wanted to commit my future to Arsenal. They had just gone through a change of manager. “I said I’m happy, let’s go and sign it but then it all went quiet. I imagine it went quiet because of the new manager coming in and maybe he wanted to see the squad before.READ MORE SUN STORIES”It was disappointing because I didn’t see anything beyond it. I was Arsenal through and through until I hung up my boots and went back to Cardiff eventually. “I had to make a decision. You can start talking to foreign clubs in January so a few discussions went on.”Ramsey admits the injury had a long-term impact on himCredit: PA:Empics Sport More

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      Ex-Premier League star, 56, ordered to stop exercising after ‘shock’ heart diagnosis that requires triple bypass surgery

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      PREMIER LEAGUE great Marco Gabbiadini revealed he had to stop exercising and watching football due to his heart condition.Gabbiadini, 56, announced in May that he needs to undergo triple bypass surgery after discovering that his heart was “working at about 20 per cent” following a “slight issue” in his chest.Marco Gabbiadini revealed he needs to avoid exercising as he awaits triple bypass surgeryCredit: Dave Pinegar – The SunSunderland legend Gabbiadini has also been ordered to not watch live footballCredit: GettyThe Sunderland legend noticed the issue after feeling “heartburn” while exercising in the gym and found out his coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart, had an 80 per cent blockage.The Derby great is still waiting for the operation and the doctors ordered him to avoid any type of exercise – from high-tempo sports like tennis to mundane chores like gardening.The former striker also needs to avoid any situation that could cause him stress, which means no more live football on the telly.Gabbiadini told The Mail: “I have had to stop exercising, so I am probably in the worst shape I have ever been in my life. Read More on Football”Before May, I was still playing tennis a couple of times a week, cycling, gardening, helping the kids with their house renovations.”But the surgeon said, ‘Stop tennis, no gardening and don’t watch any football on the telly’. “So I have been watching Sunderland games this season in full on YouTube after they have finished, so I know the score and there is no stress involved.”Having to have that mentality when you are only in your mid-50s has been a bit of a shock. But at the same time, you have got to count your lucky stars.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”Reporting it early meant I was put on tablets. I am on blood thinners, statins – eight different tablets to give me the best chance of getting to the surgery. “To anyone reading this story, if you do have any issues, report is as soon as you can.”Premier League trials radical new corner rule endorsed by Gary Neville that will prevent ‘ridiculous situation’After hanging up his boots at the age of 35, Gabbiadini turned to hospitality and now runs a B&B in York.The ex-England Under-21 international’s Bishops guest house, which he opened in 2003, is now recognised as one of the best B&Bs in the Yorkshire city.Changes to the Premier League for 2024/25NOTHING stays the same forever.And that includes the Premier League, which is making a number of tweaks this season.Team news will now be released 75 MINUTES before kick-off, 15 minutes earlier than had been the case before.Things could get crowded on the touchline, with the number of substitutes permitted to warm-up boosted from three players per team to FIVE.There’s also a change to how added time is calculated when a team scores a goal, an update to the ‘multiball’ system and the introduction of semi-automated offsides – but not straight away.Go here to read about all the changes to the Premier League for 2024/25. More

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      ‘It’s bulls**t, we’re not cool’: Chris Eubank Jr reveals he no longer speaks to his dad ahead of Conor Benn grudge clash

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      CHRIS EUBANK JR has laid bare the heartbreaking state of his relationship with his father, who he’s claimed has shown “no interest” in him or his career for “a long time.”Eubank Sr, 58, was a driving force in the early stages of his son’s boxing career and a charismatic ever-present at his fights.Chris Eubank Sr was an initial driving force in the boxing career of his son, Chris Eubank JrCredit: GETTYThe middle and super-middleweight champ was once an ever-present in his son’s cornerCredit: GETTYBut the pair have become distant in recent yearsCredit: GETTYEubank Jr has claimed his father hasn’t taken in an interest in him for a ‘long period of time’Credit: NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS LTDBut the former WBO middleweight and super-middleweight champion’s relationship with his namesake has become strained in recent years.The pair’s relationship, or lack thereof, will come further under the microscope whenever Eubank Jr finally shares the ring with Conor Benn, the son of his old man’s bitter rival Nigel Benn.Having his father in his corner for the historic domestic dust-up would be a dream for Jr, who said during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show: “I would love for him to be involved.”The fact that I even have to say that is insane, how is that even a thing?READ MORE ON EUBANK JR”That his son is going to fight the son of his arch nemesis all those years ago when he was a world champion.”How was it a thing that he may not be there? But, it’s a thing, we don’t talk.”He has shown no interest in my career for a long period of time now, he’s shown no interest in me in a long period of time.”Eubank Jr, 35, reaches out to his father “every once in a while” but claims to receive nothing but blunt responses.Most read in BoxingHe said: “Sometimes he, you know, it’ll be a one-word answer or an Instagram post but there’s no real conversation there.”It’s sad but, I’m my own man and I’ve got massive things on my plate, in my path that I have to complete, I have to succeed in.I was gang enforcer that lived in £1m mansion before becoming boxer “So I can’t let anything like that affect me spiritually, mentally, emotionally, I have to be strong, I have to be focused.”Once my career is done, then I can try, you know, spend time worrying about other people’s feelings but for right now, it’s all systems go man. I’ve gotta be me.”Jr is still trying to come to terms with why his father has opted to distance himself from himself and the rest of his siblings.He said: “As somebody who’s lost a son, I think that that’s a pretty insane thing to be doing.”An insane way to be acting, to kind of not be speaking to, you know, your remaining kids.”But, he’s his own man, he’s dealing with his situation how he thinks he should and all I can do is sit and wait and hope that he comes around at some point.”But I can’t tell you if that will happen any time soon.”The fractured nature of his relationship with his dad is something Jr initially played down in a bid to avoid any further friction.But the IBO middleweight champion is DONE holding his tongue for the sake of keeping up appearances.He said: “For a long time, I kind of tried to act like it was cool,” he added. “People would ask me, ‘How’s your Dad?’READ MORE SUN STORIES”‘Yeah, we’re good.’ But I got sick of that s**t, man. It’s bulls**t, we’re not cool, we’re not okay and people need to know.”Eubank battered Kamil Szeremeta last time out in Saudi on the Bivol vs Beterbiev undercard, stopping the Pole in the seventh round after four knockdowns.Chris Eubank Jr would love to have his dad in the corner for his eventual grudge match against Conor BennCredit: GETTY More

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      Former Man Utd star Darron Gibson ‘bit chunks out of his tongue’ in terrifying seizure that almost killed him

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      FORMER Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson bit chunks out of his tongue during a terrifying seizure that almost killed him.But the shocking ordeal prompted him to open up on his mental health struggles – and ultimately save his life. Danielle Gibson thought her footballer husband Darron had died after a seizure at homeCredit: GettyThe ex-Ireland international, 36, was watching the Manchester derby at home three years ago.But things took a horrifying twist which left Gibson’s wife Danielle thinking he was dead.She told The Sunday Times: “He had gone so stiff and the sweat was dripping from him and he was biting chunks out of his tongue.“I was trying to stop him doing that, but I couldn’t lift him. READ MORE ON MAN UTD”His body was so wet and his eyes were like a roulette machine, they were whirring around so fast.“It lasted about three minutes and then there was a stillness.”His lips turned blue and I thought he had died.”I just thought, in a really sad way, that whatever demons he has been living with, he is at peace now.”Most read in FootballGibson was rushed to hospital in Manchester.He had two days under careful watch from doctors and underwent various tests. Roy Keane reveals his pick for next England manager as Man Utd legend says ‘the FA better get busy’ But Gibson was well aware of what had caused the seizure after getting addicted to sleeping pills.The reliance on the prescription medication Zopiclone was triggered following a leg break.The injury in October 2020 during his stint with Salford City ultimately ended his playing career after 245 club appearances for United, Royal Antwerp, Wolves, Everton, Sunderland, Wigan and Salford. The 2010-11 Premier League winner – whose other struggles included childhood bullying and twice being banned from driving following crashes while over the alcohol limit – said: “They were doing brain scans and epilepsy scans.“I knew deep down what happened but I was too embarrassed to tell them.”Finally I said, ‘Listen, it’s not that.’ I had taken 12 sleeping tablets the night before and about six more before I sat down to watch the match.“If you have got the money and the connections you can get whatever [medication] you want.”How to get help with alcohol and drug abuseAlcoholics Anonymous (AA)0800 9177 650help@aamail.orgalcoholics-anonymous.org.ukHelp and support for anyone with alcohol problems.Club Drug Clinic020 3317 3000clubdrugclinic.cnwl.nhs.ukInformation and support for people worried about their use of recreational drugs.The brave confessions to Danielle led to a strict ultimatum – either he handed over the pills or he would lose his wife and children.Danielle added: “I was expecting him to give me a packet of sleeping tablets.“He brought out a plastic carrier bag and just said, ‘There you go.’”In the short term, the sacrifice took its toll on his sleep.But Gibson knows now it was definitely the right decision – because he believes he would no longer be here otherwise. He continued: “I didn’t sleep for a month. Literally I could not get to sleep. “I was going to bed, just lying there thinking ‘F***,’ but I knew I had to do it.READ MORE SUN STORIES”I was grey. I looked horrific.”I would be dead. If I hadn’t had the seizure, I possibly would not be here now, I was taking that many of them.”Gibson came through at Manchester United and played 60 times for the clubCredit: PA:Empics Sport More

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      Former football star given two to six years to live amid devastating health battle as he takes legal action against FA

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      BRISTOL ROVERS legend Ian Alexander has been given just “two to six years to live” after being diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).The Scot, 61, played nearly 400 games during his professional career, representing Rovers between 1986 and 1994.Ian Alexander starred for Bristol Rovers during his playing daysCredit: AlamyThe Scot has suffered with health issues post-retirementCredit: X/jockalexander63Despite keeping himself fit in retirement, Alexander has suffered a sharp decline in his health this year.The former defender suffered at least four significant concussions during his player career, which is said to have contributed to his CTE.Following an email from the Bristol Rovers Former Players Association earlier this year, Alexander put himself forward for medical examinations.And he has since opened up on his condition to The Guardian.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLHe said: “The doctors gave me two to six years, but they say I’m quite fit. I’m not going to give in. I’m going to fight it till the end.”I’ve got a good team around me with my wife and kids. And once the word gets out to Rovers fans I’ll have them behind me too.”Chronic headaches and tremors have led to Alexander struggling for sleep, with wife Janet believing that her husband could be diagnosed with dementia.Such a diagnosis would enable Alexander to receive further medication, with his pain-relief currently limited to paracetamol.Most read in FootballIn addition to his headaches, the Scot has also been forced to follow a soft-foods diet, due to the risk of swallowing his tongue.He has also been unable to attend some matches at his beloved Bristol Rovers because of the potential of an anxiety attack.Bristol Rovers players celebrate an incredible last-day promotion from League Two Following former Aston Villa European Cup winner Colin Gibson’s lead, Alexander has revealed that he is one of around 20 former players taking legal action against the FA.Each player sustained significant brain injuries during their playing careers, which they believe have contributed to further health issues in later life.Alexander insists that he is not interested in financial gain from the matter, and that raising awareness is more important for him.Beyond his playing career, he worked as a painter and decorator.When he began having issues with his memory, however, he had to quit.And despite relaying his symptoms to doctors, he was told that he was merely feeling the effects of “old age” – despite being just in his 50s.On how head injuries were dealt with during his career, Alexander shockingly revealed: “I nearly died on the pitch once. Right from the kick-off the ball was played up to me, and a centre-half came out of nowhere and smashed me.”There was a clash of heads and the next thing I remember is being in hospital. I’d swallowed my tongue and half my denture plate. They told me I was about 20 or 30 seconds away from death.READ MORE SUN STORIES”That happened on a Saturday and I was training again by Wednesday. I was supposed to play the next Saturday, but Gerry (Francis) said he’d give me another week off so it was a fortnight before I came back.”I didn’t think about the risks. It was my job, wasn’t it? You took the knocks, got on with it, and went again. Now it’s all coming to light.” More

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      Mike Tyson, 58, reveals what caused health scare that axed Jake Paul fight amid fresh fears

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      MIKE TYSON has revealed what caused the health scare that prompted the rescheduling of his clash with Jake Paul.The pair’s controversial Texas tussle was initially set to take place in July but was rescheduled for November 15 after he suffered a medical emergency onboard a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.Mike Tyson’s clash with Jake Paul was postponed to November 15 after he suffered a medical emergency on board a flightCredit: APDebilitating stomach ulcers hit the boxing legend for sixCredit: GETTYTyson has revealed a poor diet was the cause of the ulcer flareCredit: EPATyson, 58, was forced to postpone the bout due to severe stomach ulcers, which he claims were the result of a poor diet.The former undisputed heavyweight champion told the Daily Mail: “I was doing too much bad food and stuff, and I got sick.”Iron Mike insists he’s now “ulcer-free”, although he sparked fresh fears for his safety last month.When asked how his training camp is going, he told USA Today: “It’s hard to walk right now.READ MORE ON TYSON VS PAUL”But two months from now I’m going to be perfect. The fight is won in the gym.”Listen, I’ll do anything that will help me.”I’m going to enjoy my time here tonight with all my childhood friends, and the hell with Jake Paul.”Boxing fans around the world are wondering why the near-pensioner-aged Tyson has agreed to trade heavy leather with Paul.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAnd the Hall of Famer has admitted the fight has nothing to do with adding to his already cemented legacy.He said: “I didn’t take this fight for legacy. I think legacy really, to my perspective, legacy is ego.Watch Mike Tyson, 58, PUNCH Jake Paul before YouTuber, 27, pushes him away in face-off ahead of boxing fight”Who gives a f*** how people think about them when they are gone? I’m dead.”I can’t value off what somebody might think about me when I’m dead, so it means nothing to me.”The New Yorker, however, is also adamant the massive payday he’ll receive for the Dallas dust-up didn’t played a role in his decision to take the bout.“I’m a glory junkie,” he admitted in an interview with Esquire. “I love people thinking about me all day.”I’d rather live a short life of glory than a long life of obscurity. It’s just who I am.“This is all I started fighting for—to get all this f***ing status.READ MORE SUN STORIES”I’m going to be chasing it for the rest of my life. I know that.”I’m never going to get what I want, because I’m one of those gluttons for pain. I can never get enough.” More

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      Former Brighton Premier League wonderkid Aaron Connolly bravely reveals all about alcohol addiction and treatment

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      EX-PREMIER LEAGUE wonderkid Aaron Connolly has bravely revealed his alcohol addiction fight.The Irish international forward, 24, completed a free transfer to Championship promotion chasers Sunderland last month as he looks to resurrect his career.Sunderland’s new signing Aaron Connolly has bravely revealed all about his alcohol addictionCredit: AlamyConnolly famously burst on the scene in the top-flight aged 19 at Brighton with a brace against Tottenham.He left the Amex – following disappointing loan spells at Luton, Middlesbrough and Italian side Venezia – four years later having featured more on the gossip pages than sport ones.Connolly did score eight times for Hull City last term but that was not enough to stop him from getting released.Now he has decided to tell his story to coincide with World Mental Health Day on Sunderland’s website.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLConnolly had left home for the South Coast aged 16 but he says everything changed after that day against Spurs.He said: “I remember it – 5th of October, 2019, it was a 12.30 kick-off. I’m never going to forget that day. It was one of the best days of my life, but also one of the worst because the following five years was from that.“I just stopped working, stopped doing the things I should have kept doing. I started to believe the hype, and I just didn’t turn into a good person after that. I was tough to be around.“I didn’t know how to deal with it, if I’m being honest. My parents tried, but they weren’t living with me. I was living with my ex-girlfriend at the time, and it’s hard because I didn’t ever feel like I had that authoritative figure to keep me grounded.Most read in ChampionshipIf you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans for free on 116123.“My parents did try, but I just let myself believe everything people were saying online and it just took over. I always say to my parents, I started to live the life of a footballer without the football side of it.“That was the hardest thing to admit at the time, that I wasn’t doing all the things that had got me to the position where I could go and get my house and treat my family, and do all that sort of stuff.Brits are more likely to open up at the pub or on a walk than on the phone or over text, study finds“It hurts to look back and speak about it because I know if I had done everything right, maybe I would still be in the Premier League. Maybe I wouldn’t, but at least I’d know I’d given it all I could to try to stay at that level.”Connolly explained how both his on and off-field life began to spiral as alcohol became a bigger and bigger problem.He said: “It was obvious I had a problem with alcohol for a good few years.“I had my parents, who never drank before and were always telling me when I was younger to stay away from alcohol. That was always their thing because of addiction to alcohol in my family.“I didn’t listen, clearly. It got me into a lot of trouble and a lot of problems, and it just became something that I relied on.”It felt like my buzz used to come from football, and winning games and scoring goals, and it got to a point where the buzz was more from drinking alcohol than going out on a football pitch.“I used to look forward to the games finishing so I could have time to go and have a drink and socialise.”I say socialise, but it was just an excuse to go and get drunk, to go straight to alcohol, and that was where I got my buzz from, whereas before, it was always the buzz of football and being around an environment like I am now.”For three or four years, that just wasn’t there.”The star burst on the scene with two goals against Tottenham in 2019Credit: ReutersConnolly managed to rediscover some form at Hull despite his “life being a mess” but he finally realised he needed to take drastic action after he was released in June by the Tigers.He explained: “I couldn’t do it, I couldn’t live the way I was living. It was killing people round me, to be honest. My family, my friends. Mainly, it was killing me, really.“I had one of my best seasons last year at Hull, but off the pitch, my life was a mess. The manager at Hull, to be fair, always looked after me, and always tried to help.”But it just got to a point where, it wasn’t like life wasn’t worth living, it wasn’t a big dramatic thing, but it was just that my life was so unmanageable and I couldn’t control what I could do and couldn’t control my alcohol.“It just got to a point where I had to make a decision where I needed to go to a treatment clinic, and I spent a month there in the summer.”I just said to my agent, ‘I don’t want you to contact any clubs. I’m not doing this for football, I’m doing this so I can get my life back, and if stuff in football comes with that, then that’s a bonus’.“It wasn’t even the football that was taking the biggest battering in the end, it was my life, my relationships, my friends. Everything was just failing and falling apart.”When your parents are calling you and you’re not answering calls because you know you’re breaking their hearts, it’s time to realise that you’ve got a problem.”Now after sealing himself an opportunity at Sunderland, Connolly wants to tell his story in the hope that it might help at least one other person struggling.He added: “It’s an addiction, and the toughest thing I ever had to do was go in there. The PFA helped me pay for my treatment, and I know some people might not be able to afford it, but it’s important to know it’s not just park bench, vodka bottle. Anybody can get affected by it.READ MORE SUN STORIES“There’s no price tag or no amount of money in the world that can cure it. It’s a disease, an illness. But going to the clinic was the best and worst month of my life.“I just hope this might help people. I had everything every young boy would dream, but I couldn’t get hold of my addiction without that help.”The Irish ace was released by Hull City in the summer and decided to check into rehabCredit: PA More

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      Tommy Fury reveals moment his ‘whole world fell apart’ that stopped him leaving the house

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      BRITISH boxer Tommy Fury has opened up about the abuse he suffered after withdrawing from his fight with YouTuber Jake Paul.The 25-year-old was forced to postpone the bout in 2021 due to a severe chest infection and broken rib.Tommy Fury has opened up about the aftermath of his postponed fight with Jake PaulCredit: GettyThe two eventually fought in 2023 and Fury wonCredit: EPAHe subsequently received a barrage of abuse on social media, with some people accusing him of being a “fake” fighter.In his new memoir released this week, Fury opened up about what his life was like following the postponement.He wrote: “My whole world felt apart. I was this kid from Salford with no money and a big dream.”I may have done well financially after Love Island, but the fee I would have earned from this fight was something else.”Read More in BoxingFury added: “I didn’t think it could get much worse, but once the news of the fight cancellation hit the press, everything kicked off.”I received a torrent of online abuse, my accusers saying I was ‘scared of a YouTuber,’ ‘not a Fury’, ‘a fake fighter’, ’embarrassing my family’, and much worse.”The Love Island star went on to reveal that he limited his time on social media and was reluctant to leave the house in the wake of the drama.He continued: “I came off social media and I rarely went out in public because I would get heckled in the street.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”When I did leave the house, all those things were said in person, to my face.”I’m not sure how people would have the audacity to do this, but they do. While it was a red rag to a bull, there was nothing I could do about it.”Tommy Fury in first TV interview since Molly Mae split as he releases bombshell bookFury and Paul finally went toe-to-toe in February 2023.The Brit won the fight by split-decision in Saudi Arabia.Fury conducted his first TV interview today since splitting with Molly-Mae Hague.The shamed boxer and Molly-Mae split in August after five years together, and share a daughter.Influencer Molly-Mae dumped her fiancé hours after he returned home from a holiday to North Macedonia where he met a Danish woman on his lads’ holiday.Tommy today appeared on ITV show This Morning to discuss his new book, Lightening Strikes Twice, and was faced with the accusations he had been unfaithful to his Love Island star ex.He also left presenter Cat Deeley stunned when he showed her the size of his fists. More