Dele Alli: Soccer star says he was molested during chaotic childhood. Two decades later he entered rehab.

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England soccer international Dele Alli says he recently spent six weeks in rehab to help with his mental health and treatment for “addiction and trauma,”

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At six, I was molested by my mom’s friend, who was at the house a lot

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“If God created people, it was them,” Alli told Neville of his adopted family. “They were amazing, and they’ve helped me a lot

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When I started living with them, it was hard for me to really open up to them, because I felt within myself, it was easy to get rid of me again

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Asked by Neville about his relationship with his birth mother, Alli answered that he doesn’t speak to her after his parents went to the media with a story about his adopted family

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The 27-year-old Alli most recently played for Turkish Süper Lig side Beşiktaş before returning to parent club Everton in the English Premier League after his spell in Turkey was hampered by injuries.

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Dele Alli: Soccer star says he was molested during chaotic childhood. Two decades later he entered rehab.

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England soccer international Dele Alli says he recently spent six weeks in rehab to help with his mental health and treatment for “addiction and trauma,”

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At six, I was molested by my mom’s friend, who was at the house a lot

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“If God created people, it was them,” Alli told Neville of his adopted family. “They were amazing, and they’ve helped me a lot

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When I started living with them, it was hard for me to really open up to them, because I felt within myself, it was easy to get rid of me again

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Asked by Neville about his relationship with his birth mother, Alli answered that he doesn’t speak to her after his parents went to the media with a story about his adopted family

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The 27-year-old Alli most recently played for Turkish Süper Lig side Beşiktaş before returning to parent club Everton in the English Premier League after his spell in Turkey was hampered by injuries.

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