Adams went on a 44-day bender after Euro 96 that still shapes his life today. He had drunk for 12 years, and only in the final six months did he want to stop.
Things didn't really work out the way that I'd imagined after leaving Arsenal and going to Palace. My love for football died away a bit. I was stuck in this rut of, What's going to happen? Am I just going to call it quits?'