PREMIER League stars are so addicted to gambling that one club has a bookie who visits the training ground.
An ex-England international claims some stars regularly place six figure sums on games — a clear breach of FA rules.
Writing for a football magazine, the unnamed pro said: “They aren’t match fixing, they just like to bet on the one subject they know something about.
“At one club, we had a bookie who would come to the training ground and lay our bets with a bookmaker.”
One youth team player was ordered to put £3,000 of bets on by his CAPTAIN. The youngster did not do it and was terrified he would owe his team-mate the £15,000 winnings.
But when the bets lost he found himself £3,000 up — which triggered his OWN gambling habit.
The secret FourFourTwo columnist also says stars with injuries get addicted because gambling replaces the “buzz” of playing.
Last year The Sun revealed England and Chelsea star John Terry quit gambling after risking fortunes.
An ex-England international claims some stars regularly place six figure sums on games — a clear breach of FA rules.
Writing for a football magazine, the unnamed pro said: “They aren’t match fixing, they just like to bet on the one subject they know something about.
“At one club, we had a bookie who would come to the training ground and lay our bets with a bookmaker.”
One youth team player was ordered to put £3,000 of bets on by his CAPTAIN. The youngster did not do it and was terrified he would owe his team-mate the £15,000 winnings.
But when the bets lost he found himself £3,000 up — which triggered his OWN gambling habit.
The secret FourFourTwo columnist also says stars with injuries get addicted because gambling replaces the “buzz” of playing.
Last year The Sun revealed England and Chelsea star John Terry quit gambling after risking fortunes.
