Ex-England football star Kenny Sansom tells his supporters 'Battling alcoholism is a game of two halves'

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Ex-England football star Kenny Sansom tells his supporters 'Battling alcoholism is a game of two halves' after he is found drunk face-down in an alley

Fallen star: London-born Sansom, who has spent time sleeping on a park bench after drinking seven bottles of wine a day, was once earning £1,200 a week and lived in a £1million mansion

A former Arsenal and England defender, who won 86 caps, is seen with a bottle in hand as he gambleThe former Arsenal and England defender, who won 86 caps, is seen with a bottle in his hand in a betting shop. onlookers said he was seen waving as he walked out of the supermarket wine area

Troubled former footballer Kenny Sansom has told his supporters that 'battling alcoholism is a game of two halves' after the was allegedly found drunk face-down in an alleyway. The 57-year-old ex-England defender and alcoholic was said to have been discovered on a pavement in Bromley, South-East London, drinking from a bottle of wine.

And he tweeted today: ‘Today's a new day. Thanks for the continued support, battling alcoholism is a game of two halves. Just want to get working. Sorry that everyone who has supported me had to see those stories in the paper, I didn't want to let any of you down. I will bounce back.’
Sansom had been hoping to watch his former club Arsenal on Saturday afternoon, but photographs showed him drinking from a bottle in a betting shop before collapsing in a nearby alley. 
The former Arsenal and England defender, who won 86 caps, is seen with a bottle in his hand as he gambled in a betting shop. Onlookers said he was also seen stumbled around a supermarket wine section Troubled: Former England footballer Kenny Sansom was allegedly found drunk in an alley in Bromley on Saturday. He later tweeted that 'battling alcoholism is a game of two halves'


Mr Sansom also claimed all his possessions were in the two bags he was holding and he had nowhere to sleep


Tweeting: Ex-Arsenal star Sansom has told his supporters that 'battling alcoholism is a game of two halves'




Father-of-three: Sansom had been hoping to watch his former club Arsenal (pictured playing for them against Everton in April 1986) on Saturday afternoon, but was allegedly spotted drinking from a bottle in a betting shop


Sansom in his England shirt1987 League Cup winner Sansom
Former left back: Sansom, who won 86 caps for England (left), won the League Cup with Arsenal in 1987 (right)


The former footballer then claimed to have not had a drink in three months, and he tweeted that he was ‘in a good place’, adding: ‘There's always time to turn it round.'
Sansom, who also played for Crystal Palace and Newcastle United among others during his career, admits his life spiralled out of control following the divorce from his wife of 29 years, Elaine.


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