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'My cocaine addiction has caused a lot of damage. I was supposed to get help from everyone, but I was left to fend for myself. I lost the structure I'd had as a footballer' Ex Newcastle United star reveals 'things went wrong' due to devastating drug issue

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 5: Daryl Janmaat of Newcastle United (22) holds the match ball in one hand during the Sky Bet Championship Match between Fulham and Newcastle United at Craven Cottage on August 5, 2016, in London, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images).

Former Newcastle United and Watford defender Daryl Janmaat has revealed his cocaine addiction in a heartbreaking confession.

Janmaat, 36, played for Newcastle 71 times in the Premier League before joining Watford in 2016. The former ADO Den Haag and Heerenveen right-back concluded his playing career back in The Hague and that, he says, is where his problems began.

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