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Ex-footballer claims he would be DEAD if it wasn't for his profession after post-match drugs test saved his life

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A former footballer believes he would not be alive now if he had chosen a different career path in his life.

The former player who won six major honours during his career has opened up about the harrowing admission upon reflecting on his life in a recent interview.

He learned of his cancer after a routine drugs test following a match.

The player in question? Former Bolton, Celtic and Everton defender Alan Stubbs.

Stubbs, 53, who has battled testicular cancer twice - aged 28 and 29 - has detailed how learned of his life-changing situation.