Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Michael Chopra enjoyed a 16-year spell in football, playing for a multitude of clubs including Newcastle, Cardiff City, Sunderland and Ipswich.The final couple of years saw him ply his trade in Scotland and India as he took his career internationally.But no matter where he went, he was plagued by an addiction that has harmed so many in football.As the bigger contracts rolled in, his compulsion to gamble also grew.Chopra, now 36, has opened up over the struggles he endured - that first began during his playing days and snowballed out of control.At one point, a court trial revealed the former forward's debts ran up to over £250,000, jurors were told, as links to the.
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