Not by the Playbook - Football and Addiction

Former Premier League players Matt Piper and Scott Davies talk candidly about their battles with addiction and how they hope to help educate others about prevention. Both sought help via Sporting Chance, a charity set up by former Arsenal captain Tony Adams specifically designed to help athletes with addictions.

We also look ahead to the men's Basketball World Cup in China, where the USA are looking to defend their title from 2014 amidst an on-going political storm between the host nation and Hong Kong.

We travel to Japan where Tokyo will become the only city to have hosted the Paralympic games twice, but are they ready to stage such an event?

Manchester United's famous class of '92 take us back to school - literally! Brothers Gary and Phil Neville and their former teammates Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt are opening a university that will aim to teach the philosophies of their former manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Published on Saturday, 31st August 2019.

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