But, behind the scenes, the central defender's rise helped to fuel drink and gambling addictions that meant he failed to recapture those heights. I was out there on the pitch and playing at 50-60% of my capability. Caulker made his England debut against Sweden in November 2012, scoring in a 4-2 defeat. Caulker scored for England on his debut for the national side against Sweden"For me, it's an emotional illness. "The pain for me was the internal pain, the emotional pain, that I caused everyone around me.

Source: BBC October 31, 2020 11:46 UTC