Out of Control: How My Addiction Almost Killed Me

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He’s been through his fair share of problems, personally himself and for other people as well. You could say he’s probably lived two or three lives because all he’s been through, manys a person wouldn’t have seen half the stuff he’s seen,” McCarron says. McCarron tells in the book how he became hooked on gambling in his teens and would sneak out of classes at school to place bets. The 28-year-old from Dromore has spent years battling gambling problems, with two prolonged spells in rehab and regular Gamblers Anonymous meetings. But in an autobiography to be released next week, McCarron describes how he took part in a gay sex video in London to feed his "destructive habit". So excited about what is in store, though, he might then have to drag himself away off the field and to the stand.

McCarron says that the girl told him she was 19, owned a car and was in college. The truth was anything but. It was deliberate because . . . look, after what I had been through and done through my addiction, I just felt blessed to be given a chance to have a life again. I just wanted to keep my head down and let my football on the field do the talking and for people to remember me for the footballer I am, and not what happened in London." The Dromore man said he met with the teenager in Kildare town while on his way to a Gamblers Anonymous meeting in Athy.Harte offered words of encouragement. He told McCarron the book wasn’t closed on his Tyrone career, not by a long shot. I would hope a lot of young men and footballers read this. So they don’t go down the same road he did. And stop before gambling becomes a problem. He caught a flight to Dublin that evening and was collected by two friends who drove him straight to the Cuan Mhuire Centre in Newry. Pat McGinn, a great football man from Armagh who worked there as a volunteer, met him at the door.

McCarron (far right) playing for London in 2013 [Picture: Malcolm McNally] 3. An ad in a London newspaper lured him into the world of porn I'd love to leave football in good enough shape that I could give MMA a rattle for a year or two, to see how far I could push it. I feel I could turn my hand to it, definitely," he said.

McCarron returned to Ireland and Cuan Mhuire for further rehabilitation after the porn footage emerged. In the candid book he breaks his silence about his struggles over the years with an addiction to gambling.

The tabloids were already feasting on him. His reputation was in tatters and his relationship with Andrea was gone. And he would never play for Tyrone again, of that he was sure. Tyrone's stunning scoreline against the Rossies has only increased the anticipation levels for Saturday's game at Healy Park. This book had a lot of hype with it’s release, so I was eager to read it! Some of the bad publicity I didn’t think wasn’t warranted (Late Late Show drama). So here’s a small review on what I thought! As his life began to unravel again his football continued to thrive. He played in his first All-Ireland semi-final that summer and was one of Tyrone's best players in the six-point defeat to Mayo, but the whistle blew and the madness resumed and two months later he was forced to flee the country.The devastation wrought by McCarron’s addiction affected everyone in his life, not least those closest to him. At that stage, I wasn't sure if I had much longer left to live. I was still in tears when I got home. At that stage, I wasn't sure if I had much longer left to live. I was still in tears when I got home." McCarron missed Tyrone's run to the 2018 All-Ireland final after he damaged his knee during their opening Super 8s win against Roscommon.