Clare Shine: 'When you are stuck in addiction, it overpowers you and strangles you'

Republic of Ireland international Clare Shine is proof there is always a way out of the toughest situation if you open up and let people in. 
Clare Shine: 'When you are stuck in addiction, it overpowers you and strangles you'

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 26: Clare Shine launches her new book 'Scoring Goals in the Dark' at OVO Hydro, on May 26, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Don’t forget just how good a footballer she is, urges Ireland captain Katie McCabe in the foreword to Clare Shine’s new book Scoring Goals in the Dark.

But Clare accepts, even in a week when she’ll play another cup final for Glasgow City, that the focus won't be on her sporting talent.

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