Joey Barton has said he is addicted to gambling and criticised the Football Association for what he says is a "dependence on betting companies".
The 34-year-old Burnley midfielder made the comments statement on his website, which you can read in full below, after the FA banned him from football for 18 months for breaching betting rules.
Barton, who placed 1,260 bets on matches between 26 March 2006 and 13 May 2016, says the FA's ban "effectively" forces him into early retirement and he will appeal against the length of the suspension.
Joey Barton's statement in full
The FA have announced I am banned from all football for 18 months and fined £30,000 and costs for offences against The FA's Betting Rules.