(Reuters) - Former England captain Ray Wilkins, sacked as Fulham's assistant manager this week, said on Friday he experienced such severe depression last year that he checked into a clinic for sportsmen with addiction difficulties.
The ex-Manchester United, Chelsea, AC Milan and Paris St Germain player's problems became worse as he suffered from ulcerative colitis, the bowel condition that also recently affected United and Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher.
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