Roy Carroll has not played since sustaining a cruciate ligament injury in JanuaryFormer Northern Ireland goalkeeper Roy Carroll has revealed he feared he was going to "end up dying" at the height of his battle with alcoholism. Speaking on Radio Ulster's Summer Club, the 41-year-old recalled the moment he realised he needed to address his excessive drinking. "We went to Greece for a week, signed a contract for OFI Crete and I haven't looked back since." While he has stressed his determination to keep playing, Carroll has started preparing for life after his playing career is over by joining the OneTwo football agency which was founded by former international team-mate Keith Gillespie and Brian Adair. Carroll, who made 45 appearances for Northern Ireland, also revealed that his knee injury will keep him out of action for a further five months.

Source: BBC June 29, 2019 16:53 UTC