Why can't footballers stop using Snus? - The Sports Agents
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Why can't footballers stop using Snus? - The Sports Agents

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 15, 202642 min
  • Sport

Manchester United’s Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid has left plenty to unpack — not least Lisandro Martinez’s explosive post-match comments. Mark Chapman and Nedum Onuoha react to the biggest talking points from another dramatic week in Europe. Then, we turn to something far less visible but increasingly common inside football: Snus and nicotine pouch use. Why has nicotine become so normal in dressing rooms? Why are players using it, and what happens when a habit that starts socially becomes something much harder to control? We hear from a former Premier League footba...

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This is a global production. I've got a horse race, a dog race. What's the first? A horse or a dog in this fight?

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In this dog in this fight. So one of my friends. A dog in this horse. Well, that's a different podcast.

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It's sort of like a story about addiction. It makes your whole head hot. I was sweating, felt dizzy. I think if he's doing it, why am I not doing it?

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