>>cusack: your whole life is set out for you. what you are supposed to eat. how you can behave. whether you can go out with your friends. >>when you sign up to be a football player you know what sacrifices you have to make >>i don't' need a party in a while...i do not think it's important. >>i've got to sacrifice some things, like that...not going out and having a drink of a friday night.i'll stay in and watch a bit of telly. >>reporter: of course, the rewards in professional football can be magnificent...but is it the perfect job? >>kay: people's perception is that the money they earn, the cars and perhaps women, that they have no problems in their life. but nothing could be further from the truth. >>reporter: sporting chance deals with the darker side of professional sport...helping players who've succumbed to problems such as alcoholism and gambling addictions...the result of a career that isoften insecure, and always high-pressured.... >>kay: massive pressure to perform. a lot of these players...if you can imagine, their desire isn'tthe money. it's actually to play football