(Representational photo)When you think of addiction, the first things that come to mind are gambling, alcohol and drug abuse. But there is one addiction, previously seen as a harmless bit of fun, that is becoming a serious issue among professional footballers, of all levels – a compulsion to play computer games. “It is football’s silent epidemic,” sports psychotherapist Steve Pope told Reuters. “You try get a computer controller off a gaming addict. Funnily enough, the only player who ignored it (gaming) was (Leicester City striker) Jamie Vardy.

Source: Express July 19, 2021 09:56 UTC