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‘I didn’t think I would make 30’: Arsenal legend Tony Adams reflects on his storied career as he begins new adventure in China

The former England captain turns 50 next month and has just taken up a post at Chongqing Lifan in the fashionable Chinese Super League

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Tony Adams turns 50 next month, and admits that, at one stage of his life, he wasn’t even sure that he’d live to see his 30th birthday.

His struggles with alcohol more than two decades ago were the stuff of tabloid headlines before the former England captain straightened himself out to set up his own charity to help athletes overcome addiction.

Now, as he gets settled in as sport director of Chinese Super League club Chongqing Lifan FC, the Arsenal legend says he is full of optimism and gratitude for the latest chapter of a remarkable career that takes him to Asia for the first time.

“I am really happy to be in Chongqing to experience another new, exciting adventure,” Adams said.

“I have been looking around for opportunities for a while now, and I have had a fantastic reception here in Chongqing. The fans are very knowledgeable about football.”

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