Professional football’s complicated relationship with tobacco pouches and snus is back in the limelight after the release of a study commissioned by the Professional Footballers’ Association. The ...

One afternoon two seasons ago, an EFL manager was tidying a locker during the players’ warm-up when, underneath a pile of socks and shorts, he found a tin of something he did not recognise. The kit ...

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Former West Ham United star Carlton Cole has reveal how his teammates set him up with a snus prank that did not play out right.

Many snus users struggle to quit, even when the desire is there. New research shows why a decision alone is often not enough.