5 soccer players with addictions
Connection between football and gambling
Recently, scientists have found out that popularisation of poker, as well as online slot machines, is strongly connected with footballers’ success. The whole range of experiments has demonstrated that card games negatively influence on the players’ results.
Additionally to that, there was an anonymous survey of a group consisting of the leading British football clubs, which stated that a lot of players play poker during meetings, long trips, as well as in hotels and even away matches. Players explained it in a very simple way – they feel bored, which is pretty surprising since footballers’ lives are thought to be interesting and thrilling.
Tellingly, the majority of respondents confessed that losses in poker and slot machine online have a really negative effect on the results they later show on the field. Nevertheless, none of them is even considering to stop playing.
Footballers with a gambling addiction
Matthew Etherington – last year former midfielder of London West Ham and Stoke City left everyone speechless having confessed of being addicted to gambling. In accordance with his words, he was losing all the earned monthly salary (120.000 pounds) in just two weeks. He stopped only when his debts have risen to 1,5 million pounds.
Dietmar Hamann – former Liverpool midfielder has also confessed to having an addiction to the gambling industry. Once he lost 288.000 pounds having made only one bet. As the German footballer claimed, he has betted such huge sums of money that he simply can’t calculate how much he has lost.
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen – it is a well-known fact that former lineman of Barcelona and Chelsea suffered a lot from traumas, therefore was spending a lot of time outside the field, getting better after surgeries. Exactly at these moments of boredom, he started playing and within just five months lost about 400.000 pounds. As the player states now, he would never ever gamble again.
Jerrel Hasselbaink was many times seen in different casinos the nights before the games. In the majority of cases he was losing money and as a consequence, his team lost games.
Wayne Rooney – even this classic star of British football, who is respected by millions of fans worldwide plays roulette, blackjack, slot machines, etc.
Conclusion: Gambling ads with famous people
It should also be noted that many gambling services try to attract as many famous football players as it is only possible, to heighten trust. For instance, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar are members of PokerStars SportStars and are very often seen in different ads. This point has undoubtedly risen interest among football players.
The conclusions of sociologists, as well as psychologists, are identical: gambling among football players has a weak-controlled character and the situation is getting only worse because of an opportunity to gamble using gadgets. Various football communities have many times announced players’ five-digit debts. And this is only the top of the iceberg.