He is also a model professional, never caught drinking before a game, obsessed with self-improvement and driven by the pursuit of trophies.

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If i see 2 old men smoking pipes and drinking whiskey over a game of chess in a scottish pub i'd hate to have to call them criminals for it.

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Andrew Flintoff was stripped of the vice-captaincy and banned for a match, while five other players were fined after being caught drinking into the early hours of Saturday with a game looming that Sunday.

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The only trouble came a few hours before the game, when a dozen young Russians threw glass bottles at Chelsea fans who were drinking outside a popular bar.

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Three guys drinking Bud cans around a Buick in the Citi Field parking lot make more noise than a Marlins game.

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