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Premier League star Ross Barkley goes teetotal: Ex-England midfielder says booze 'created situations I don't want happening' after shameful string of taxi, nightclub and hotel bar incidents

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Ross Barkley has opened up on his decision to become teetotal after struggling with alcohol at different points in his career.

The midfielder is currently enjoying a resurgent spell at Aston Villa under Unai Emery, but the 31-year-old has endured low points as well as high ones since making his teenage debut for his boyhood club Everton.

Among those have been a few public incidents involving alcohol, which have in turn sparked Barkley's decision to play the remainder of his career without indulging in it.