{"id":298719,"date":"2023-11-09T09:24:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298719"},"modified":"2023-11-09T09:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:24:15","slug":"gary-lineker-reveals-snus-left-him-vomiting-naked-in-the-bathroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/gary-lineker-reveals-snus-left-him-vomiting-naked-in-the-bathroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Lineker reveals &apos;snus&apos; left him vomiting naked in the bathroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gary Lineker suffered &#8216;seven hours of absolute torture&#8217;, vomiting the night before he was presenting Euro 2020 on the BBC, after taking footballers&#8217; favourite Snus tobacco pouches<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The use of the smokeless tobacco snus has been on the rise among footballers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>A study is being conducted by the PFA over the use among professional players\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Can Liverpool challenge for the title? Listen to the debate on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gary Lineker has revealed he was left vomiting on the bathroom floor after being convinced to use snus for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The use of snus has reportedly been on the rise among professional footballers, with the nicotine product used by placing a small sachet between the upper lip and gumline.<\/p>\n<p>The smokeless tobacco not a banned substance, but is\u00a0<span>illegal to buy in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Rest is Football podcast, Lineker admitted he had been convinced to try snus ahead of the European Championships\u00a0in 2021 following a dinner ahead of the tournament&#8217;s opening match.<\/p>\n<p>The Match of the Day host said he initially declined trying snus, but was convinced after a few drinks with the 62-year-old choosing a &#8216;weak&#8217; rather than strong option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/09\/77596603-12728963-Gary_Lineker_has_revealed_trying_snus_had_left_him_vomiting_on_t-a-22_1699520763320.jpg\" height=\"700\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary Lineker has revealed trying snus had left him vomiting on the floor of his hotel bathroom<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/09\/77596809-12728963-The_smokeless_tobacco_product_originating_in_Sweden_is_placed_un-a-23_1699521080444.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The smokeless tobacco product,\u00a0originating in Sweden, is placed under the upper lip<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Lineker told Micah Richards that he began feeling &#8216;really dizzy&#8217; after returning to his bedroom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I sit on the bed and I&#8217;m stark naked, and I&#8217;ve whipped this thing straight out my mouth and thrown it in the bin, thinking what they hell is this,&#8217; Lineker said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I start to sweat, but I&#8217;m freezing. I&#8217;m sweating and I&#8217;m sweating and there&#8217;s a pool on the floor, and I can&#8217;t move. I&#8217;m thinking what the hell have they done to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I start to feel very nauseous but I can\u2019t stand up as I feel very dizzy. Eventually I lay on the floor and I crawl to the toilet like a snake, just sliding, that&#8217;s the only way I could get there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And just before I got to the toilet, I vomit everywhere, it&#8217;s on the shower screens, it&#8217;s all over.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I feel terrible, it\u2019s horrendous. I am hating you lot like you can\u2019t imagine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Eventually the thing came to and end and I got into my bed and I thought I&#8217;ll look at the time. It was 7am in the morning. I&#8217;d had seven hours of absolute torture. Thank you very much for that Micah.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lineker&#8217;s comments come with the use of snus on the rise among football players, despite stars being repeatedly warned over its use.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/08\/77596717-12728963-The_use_of_snus_is_reportedly_on_the_rise_among_professional_foo-a-5_1699520276891.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The use of snus is reportedly on the rise among professional footballers despite health risks<\/p>\n<p>Snus use has been linked with heart conditions, oral disease and decreased physical performance.<\/p>\n<p>The PFA launched a 12-month project in\u00a0collaboration with\u00a0academics at Loughborough University in September.<\/p>\n<p>The study is attempting to\u00a0identify how many professional players are using snus, while also raising awareness of its negative health impacts.<\/p>\n<p>Initial findings of the study are expected to be released this winter, with the PFA stating the project will feed into their established welfare and safeguarding programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester striker Jamie Vardy revealed in 2018 that he had stopped using snus due to negative publicity, after being pictured with a box at Euro 2016.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12728963\/Gary-Lineker-snus-left-vomiting-naked-bathroom-floor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Lineker suffered &#8216;seven hours of absolute torture&#8217;, vomiting the night before he was presenting Euro 2020 on the BBC, <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gary Lineker reveals &amp;apos;snus&amp;apos; 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