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Adrian Mutu interview: I could have won Ballon d’Or if it weren’t for cocaine

  • Adrian Mutu received a seven-month ban in October 2004 after testing positive for cocaine, ending his time at Chelsea and leading to a transfer to Juventus.
  • Mutu scored 69 goals during his five years at Fiorentina after moving to Italy.
  • Mutu expressed that if he had sought help during his Chelsea career, he could have won the Ballon d'Or.
  • Mutu stated that taking cocaine during his time at Chelsea was the worst decision he could have made in his career.
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The attacker, who has known some of the biggest European clubs, expresses his heavy regrets in a long interview, and assures that, without his excesses, he could have won the Ballon d'Or.

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The Romanian veteran footballer who has played for Chelsea, Juventus and Fiorentina has made revelations about his career and love life

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Former footballer Adrian Mutu, for whom they paid more than 22 million euros, remembers his fall to football hells after giving positive for drugs to "improve my sexual performance" Read

·Barcelona, Spain
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Adrian Mutu spoke, in an interview with the British newspaper The Telegraph, about his experience in England, including the impact of drug use, but also about how he got over it and about the rest of his career.

·Romania
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The former striker, among others, of Parma, Juventus and Milan told himself in a long interview with the Telegraph: “I was depressed and sad, but I should have asked for help.”

·Italy
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The former Chelsea spoke about his experience in England: “I was young and alone in a very difficult personal period.”

·Rome, Italy
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Irish Independent broke the news in Ireland on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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