Tottenham Manager Harry Redknapp has stated that he would like to implement an alcohol ban in his football team. This statement was made following the arrest one of his key players outside a nightclub after an alleged assault (reportedly involving alcohol), however it should not detract from the main emphasis of the article:
"Footballers should not drink. You shouldn't put diesel in a Ferrari. I know it's hard but they are earning big money, they are role models to kids."
Effectively, 1) health should come before drinking and 2) what sort of role models are sports personalities when alcohol fuelled scandal is always in the headlines?
What do you think - are alcohol bans in sport needed and if so where is the line between Harry Redknapp's opinion and the fact that after every Formula 1 race the winners shower each other with champagne?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8045213.stm
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