England footballer Peter Shilton set to release book on 45-year gambling addiction

Monday, August 30, 2021 11:35 PM
  • Tom Dalby, Daily Gazette

England legend Peter Shilton is set to lift the lid on his decades-long battle with a gambling addiction through the pages of a book he penned with his loving wife.

National footballing hero Shilton, who lives with his wife Steph in Mersea, has long campaigned to raise awareness of the damages caused by the destructive addiction.

The couple vows to shine a light on “football’s obsession with gambling” in their soon to be released story Saved: Overcoming a 45-Year Gambling Addiction.

Former goalkeeper Shilton, 71, who remains England’s most capped player, kicked his addiction in 2015 and is now working to raise the profile of the problem.