Former England star Paul Merson says he slipped back into gambling when he thought Covid rules had ended his TV pundit career. <\/p>\n
The ex-Arsenal player, 53, said he was convinced he would lose his Sky Sports job when football matches were banned early in the pandemic. <\/p>\n
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The dad of eight said: I got hooked on the news in lockdown. <\/p>\n
\"My brain was telling me, Im not going to work again. Theres not going to be another Soccer Saturday. <\/p>\n
The addict in me was, What am I going to do for a job?. I got scared. <\/p>\n
In October, the Sun told how wife Kate gives him only a cash allowance after he gambled away their house deposit in his lockdown relapse. <\/p>\n
He says he has not placed a bet since.<\/p>\n
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