‘Still Smelling Of Alcohol’ – Former Sunderland Star Makes Black Cats Admission

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Former Sunderland star Andrea Dossena has opened up about his time with the Black Cats, as he recalled that ‘some players would arrive at training still smelling of alcohol’.

Dossena became a familiar face and name in English football after signing for Rafael Benitez’s Liverpool in 2008, joining as a direct replacement for John Arne Riise.

He was sold to Napoli in 2010 after a largely unsuccessful spell with the Reds, before returning to England with Sunderland in 2013.