Painkiller abuse in football

[ad hoc]

The extent of this surprises me, though the problem has been known about for years. Good piece of investigative journalism
https://correctiv.org/en/top-stories...8/kickonpills/

[diggedy derek]

Looks fascinating. I've often wondered about this. If players are getting paid a load of money, I wonder how much room they have to turn down treatments or drugs that keep them on the pitch for big games.