Matthew Le Tisser has claimed that his family and close friends thought he had 'mental health issues' over his controversial views during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Southampton legend was an outspoken figure throughout the pandemic, regularly making headlines with his viewpoints on social media and in interviews.
Among his claims were that PCR tests 'were the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on mankind', dying Covid patients in Italy 'were actors' and that the government's interference in people's lives during lockdown was an 'injustice'.
In an interview with GB News, the 54-year-old admitted his views could have contributed to him being axed by Sky Sports, and that his family and close friends thought he had 'gone a bit mad'.