Sleeping pill use rife in football, says expert after Dele Alli revelation

EMOTIONAL: Screengrab taken from The Overlap of Dele Alli in an interview with Gary Neville. Pic: The Overlap/PA Wire

A leading sleep expert says use of sleeping tablets is "rife" in football following Dele Alli's revelation of addiction and has called for more education in the game.

Alli laid bare his struggles in an emotional interview with Gary Neville, where he also spoke of suffering sexual abuse as a child and revealed he had undergone a stint in rehab to battle his problems.