The story of Andy van der Meyde, a talented European footballer, shows how football and nightly excesses can change lives.
Andy van der Meydethe talented footballer who shone on the European pitches, lost his match to the temptations of the night and the excesses that led to a resounding fall. This is the story of how football and addictions became intertwined in the life of this player.
“A footballer feels like a god“, said der Meyde and he was not wrong. When they reach first, the players are treated as superior beings before anyone else. fame, money, environment and luxuries They can make them lose touch with reality and despite seeming to have everything, they live empty lives. And this is confirmed by the former midfielder: “The hardest thing for me was to focus on the games. One way to escape was to drink, so I didn’t realize the reality.”
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The story of Van der Meyde, the footballer who got lost in the night and the excesses
Andy, known as the “flying dutchman”had a career full of promise that crumbled due to his love of nightlife. In his autobiography, “No Mercy”, he tells the raw details of his nights out in Amsterdam, Milan and Liverpool, where fun and excess replaced his passion for football. Despite his undeniable talent, which led him to play for teams such as Ajax, Inter Milan and Everton, the player remembers: “Since I got to the top flight I did what I wanted at any time, I had money and I could buy everything I liked, I had no control”
His inability to handle pressure and his penchant for partying, he says, “derailed him.” His experiences at Inter Milan and Everton were marked by his off-field problems. In Milan, his extravagant lifestyle kept him away from football, while at Liverpool, his addiction to alcohol and drugs overshadowed his sporting abilities. “He was very talented, very fast, very technical. He had everything… It was a shame,” says the former player. Now he gives talks to help young people avoid falling into temptation.
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