BEYOND THE GAME: Keith Curle Talks Addiction In Football ‘I couldn’t live my life like that anymore’

Adam Smith and co-host Paul Davis bring you a new episode from Beyond The Game, a series which explores mental health in football. In this episode, former England international Keith Curle discusses his battle with alcoholism and the day he realised he could hide his addiction no longer. The panel talk openly and honestly about mental health, addiction and suicide. If you've been affected by any of the themes covered in this podcast, advice and organisations that can help can be found at sky.com/viewersupport.

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BEYOND THE GAME: Keith Curle Talks Addiction In Football ‘I couldn’t live my life like that anymore’ is an episode from The Essential Football Podcast by Sky Sports.

This episode is 01:06:27 long.

This episode was published on May 15, 2026.

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