Recorded live at The Forward Trust (https://forwardtrust.org.uk/) ’s National Unity Day, former England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams (https://www.instagram.com/tonyadamsofficial) joins Believe in People to reflect on alcohol addiction, Euro ’96 and almost 30 years in recovery.

Tony takes us behind the public success to reveal the reality of his addiction - from blackouts and a 44-day drinking bender to the moment he finally surrendered on 16 August 1996. He explores 12-step recovery, grief and stigma, and explains why, despite everything he achieved on the football pitch, recovery remains the greatest medal he has ever won.

And we put the ultimate question to Tony: what if Gareth Southgate (https://www.instagram.com/garethsouthgate) had scored that penalty? Could England winning Euro ’96 have changed the course of his addiction?

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