LONDON: When Mark Bosnich walked out at Old Trafford to make his debut in goal for Manchester United in 1990, the precocious 18-year-old Australian had the world at the tip of his talented fingers.
Thirteen years later, he was sacked on Tuesday by Chelsea after testing positive for cocaine and appears just the latest in a long line of players who have allowed the distractions of stardom to hasten their journey to the football scrapheap.
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