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Paul Merson

English footballer and pundit

United Kingdom · b. 1968

Born in London, Paul Merson, 54, started his career at Arsenal as an apprentice. He spent 11 seasons with the club, winning the League Championship twice, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup; he went on to play for Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Portsmouth. He was capped 21 times for England, playing in the 1992 European Championship and the 1998 World Cup. Now a Sky Sports pundit, he is also an ambassador for Recoverlution, an online platform for people in recovery. Married for the third time, he has eight children and lives in London.

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Question Who most deserves an apology from you, and why? Failure & regret read 208 other answers →

Walsall fans. I wanted to be a good manager but I was really bad with drink and gambling at the time. I should have done better.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗

Question Which moment embarrassed you most? Failure & regret read 121 other answers →

When you jump out of addiction and look back, things like drink-driving and sitting in crack houses are not good.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2023 source ↗

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