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Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Mutu highlights major problems with lifestyles

Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu's plight is the latest example of how easily footballers can be exposed to all the bad things in life.

Sky News spoke to an expert yesterday who said , "given the lifestyle of some footballers, it is not uncommon for them to come into contact with social drugs."

Perhaps now is the time for footballers to start taking responsibility for their own actions instead of looking for a get out of jail free card.