News about Chris Kirkland

Former Liverpool star set to get his sole England cap 20 YEARS after making his Three Lions debut after FA finally correct rare error

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 10, 2024
A former Liverpool star is finally set to receive his first commemorative Three Lions cap from the FA after the organisation corrected the mistake they made almost 20 years after his solo outing. The FA have invited the goalkeeper as a guest to England's UEFA Nations League match against Greece - the same opponent he played against - where a special presentation will take place.

Despite Leeds fan John Taylor's family being barred from playing, he's on the mend in hospital after breaking several bones

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 1, 2024
Aaron Cawley is said to have broken his pelvis, several ribs, and fractured a vertebra after the spectacular fall that culminated in him rushing to the hospital on Wednesday night. Hooligan Cawley, 33, lives with his mother at her Cheltenham home but is currently recovering in hospital.

AS Aaron Cawley, 33, recovers in hospital after being banned from Stamford Bridge's upper tier for punching Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Chris Kirkland in 2012

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 29, 2024
According to Mail Sport, the Leeds United supporter who fell from the upper tier of Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night is a football hooligan who was banned for punching a former England goalkeeper in 2012. During a televised match in 2012, Aaron Cawley, 33, was banned from playing on the pitch and suspended for four months and was sentenced to six months in prison for attacking then-Sheffield Wednesday keeper Chris Kirkland. Cawley is recovering in hospital after the fall, which occurred as Leeds fans commemorated Mateo Joseph's opening goal, according to Mail Sport.

Chris Kirkland, a former Liverpool goalkeeper, has confessed to 'taking the equivalent of six shots of heroin a day' and'should have died' from heroin use to a drug that is unlikely to be banned from football

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 14, 2023
Chris Kirkland, a former Liverpool goalkeeper, has admitted to taking'the equivalent of six shots of heroin a day' because of his heroin use. Kirkland, who played for the Reds from 2001 to 2006, has been open about his'scary' use, and has claimed that Tramadol left him 'thinking he's going to die' with hallucinations and sleepless nights. Since being admitted to suicide and 15-year-old Lucy after admitting to being close to suicide, the ex-England international has since been able to recognize the severity of his heroin use after being admitted to rehab.

After suffering from painkiller addiction, ex Liverpool keeper Chris Kirkland says his wife gives him opioid tests

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 12, 2023
In an interview that marks a year of being clean from his 10-year heroin use, Chris Kirkland discussed the traumatic physical consequences of quitting painkillers cold turkey. The former Liverpool and Wigan Athletic goalkeeper had previously discussed his heroin use in 2016 and quit taking the medication, but Kirkland was forced to relapse during the Covid 19 lockdown, which culminated in him using again during the 'testing period'. Forming habits and setting up new habits have helped him remain clean since he's decided to commit to sobriety, as has his family's.

At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a drug bust occurs as Qatari customs officers confiscate almost 2000 tramadol pills

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 22, 2022
Just two days after the World Cup began in Qatar, customs officers in 'foiled the smuggling' of nearly 2000 opiate pills (pictured right). The bust descended on the Hamad International Airport, prompting the passenger to appear before the court. Chris Kirkland, a former Liverpool goalkeeper, revealed that he considered suicide earlier this year because of his addiction to painkillers.

David De Gea reveals he was 'very very close' to signing for then Premier League club Wigan in 2009

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 15, 2022
David De Gea has confessed that he almost joined a completely different Lancashire team from Atletico Madrid. Though the Spanish goalkeeper has gone on to win fame for his time at Manchester United, De Gea's first opportunity to join a Premier League club came at Wigan. Despite being born in Atletico at the age of 18, De Gea found himself struggling for game time in his first season.

Top football players are 'taking too many painkillers' and it's a 'big issue', warns former defender

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 11, 2022
The 34-year-old (pictured), who played for Rotherham, Southend, and Northampton in a decade-long football League career, says going to rehab saw him'going 'gripping on for dear life.' And Cresswell warned in a brave and candid interview that the issue is affecting actors 'as high as you can go' at the very top level. I think there is a big problem in football with sleeping tablets, and I mean from the top, as high as you can go.' It started with one after every game, which was fantastic and I think it's an alright cause to use them. But then it went from one after games to two a day a day, and then I realized I was addicted to them. It wasn't me craving it, it was my body, but I knew it wasn't the right thing. It's traumatic. Wherever taking too many painkillers, there will be 22- or 23-year-old lads in the Premier League, Championship.'