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Jardel: “At Ancona, I saluted the wrong end. Destroyed by alcohol and cocaine”

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Former Ancona striker Mario Jardel opens up on his alcohol and drug abuse: 'I nearly died; a friend of mine saved my life.'

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The LEGENDARY Brazilian talked about the most difficult moments of his life.

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Rome, Nov 12 (EFE).- Former Brazilian footballer Mario Jardel has confessed that staying out of Brazil’s 2002 World Cup call marked the beginning of his self-destruction, to the point of falling into depression and ending up consuming alcohol and cocaine. “From that moment on, my life is over,” he acknowledged in [...] The Jardel entry: “Not going to the World Cup 2002 destroyed me: I fell into alcohol and cocaine” was first published in HolaNew…

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One of the top scorers in European football, shocking with his confession about his addiction to alcohol and cocaine, which almost cost him his life. One of the most charismatic scorers in European football in the late 90s and early 00s. A striker who had turned scoring into an art, winning the Golden Shoe twice and forcing Europe's top teams to deal with his case. Read more here  Read more at iefimerida.gr One of the top scorers in European fo…

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In an interview published on Thursday by the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, Mario Jardel reported how the absence in the 2002 World Cup competition marked the beginning of a period of depression and chemical dependence. At 53 years old, the former Brazilian striker told him that he went on to consume alcohol and cocaine after staying off the list of Luiz Felipe Scolari. He also revealed that he suffered an overdose and almost died. J…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Brazilian ex-golber Mario Jardel confesses that not to get over staying out of the 2002 World Cup: "My life ended there

·Madrid, Spain
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Mario Jardel was one of the biggest forward projects that ever existed, but his lack of discipline deprived him of being a star.

·Madrid, Spain
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