18 Jul, 2012 @ 18:00
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Drug addiction charity criticises Spanish footballers for alcohol-filled celebrations

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SPAINโ€™S footballers may have sealed their place as iconsย in their home country following theirย  European Championship triumph.

But it seems not everyone is a fan, with the alcohol-soakedย revelry of some of the countryโ€™s most influentialย role-models leaving one drug addiction charity with aย sore head.

โ€œPlayers have become almost mythical forces in Spainย today, especially among the young,โ€ said Ignacio Calderonย from the Foundation Against Drug Addiction, whichย campaigns against under-age drinking.

โ€œThey transmit their behaviour to young people andย should not have been celebrating their win with alcohol.โ€

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