Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue has revealed his year-long ban from football has driven him to the verge of suicide.
The 33-year-old is serving a 12-month suspension, handed down by FIFA, over his refusal to pay an agent after his move from Arsenal to Galatasaray in 2011.
Eboue subsequently had his contract at Sunderland terminated in March, just 22 days after joining the club, and is now training alongside a semi-professional player in London.
The Ivory Coast international admits his exile from football has been the most difficult spell of his career and revealed he sometimes spends days in his bedroom without coming out.