A Chelsea fan here. Well done on your win tonight, not pretty but Dzeko's goal was top quality.
Is it true that Balotelli smokes 5-6 cigarettes a day? I was pretty shocked when i heard this, I can't name a single footballer in modern game who would damage their health through addiction! It used to be okay, Socrates did a packet a day and still played incredible, albeit he wasnt the most mobile even at his best. But football has changed, to win games you have to be well prepared physically for every game, I would imagine that damage done by smoke would be huge for a footballer.
And should clubs intervene? When Adrian Mutu had a white problem whilst a Chelsea player, the club made him redundant. Can you not argue that a player addicted to any harmful substance breaches their contract?
Mario Balotelli - a smoker?
posted on 17/1/12
"i heard that mario only smokes after shex"
That would explain 5 or 6 smokes a day.
posted on 17/1/12
By this argument players should get into trouble for consuming alcohol, salt, chocolate and caffeine; all substances that have proven to be harmful, with evidence that suggests they are addictive x
posted on 17/1/12
I smoke (hopefully not for much longer if I get the motivation to knock it on the head) and whenever I played my legs always packed in before my lungs did
posted on 17/1/12
I don't think Özil smokes regularly and I don't think he drinks at all, he's a Muslim and its against their religion to drink.
posted on 17/1/12
Rio has his own cannabis farm, surely that's worse on several levels.
posted on 17/1/12
I don't think Özil smokes regularly and I don't think he drinks at all, he's a Muslim and its against their religion to drink
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True. Don't know where TBK got that from as Mesut is quite devout.
posted on 17/1/12
Rio has his own cannabis farm, surely that's worse on several levels.
And as of yet I fail to see any of them.
posted on 17/1/12
"I don't think Özil smokes regularly and I don't think he drinks at all, he's a Muslim and its against their religion to drink"
I know a lot of muslims that drink.
posted on 17/1/12
Zidane was also a Muslim but that doesn't mean that he didn't smoke.Same with Ozil and I am myself a Muslim.
posted on 18/1/12
I have met quite a few Muslims who had a drink!