The 38-year-old former international lost control of his life in 2005 when he exchanged Inter for Everton. 'They offered 37,000 euros per week, more than doubling my salary in Italy'

The midfielder immediately signed and celebrated his transition exuberantly. "I bought a Ferrari and the first stop was the News Bar, a popular place in Liverpool. After a few hours with alcohol, I drove to the nearest strip club. Getting drunk in a strip club in the middle of Liverpool was not very smart. But I had a strong desire for naked women. I saw a brunette and I wanted to have sex with her. But after I had sex with Lisa I was addicted to her. She was wild, crazy and horny!!

The affair cost him his marriage. His wife Diana hired a private investigator who flawlessly captured the erotic adventures of Van der Meyde with the comic book star. "He made many photos and films of us, even if we had sex. Diana called and asked if my new girlfriend was nice and if she was good in bed. Two days later I had to say goodbye to my daughters, Isabella and Purple. I could beat myself. "

The Dutchman, who only had 10 duels in action at Everton in three seasons, then moved away from the path. In addition to alcohol, cocaine also came into being.

Van der Meyde: 'In the world in which Lisa lived, it was quite normal to drink a lot and use a lot of coke. On Lisa's 26th birthday we went to her favorite restaurant Lisa and we met with her friends and family. Suddenly I felt sick, but not the alcohol because I only had two beers. I had to vomit and my puke was full of blood. Very scary. I fainted and woke up in the hospital. They said someone probably had drugs in my beer. "

At Everton, manager David Moyes was furioust!! Van der Meyde was fined 30,000 pounds because he had been seen in a bar two days before a match. A few weeks later he even had a scuffle with Moyes when Van der Meyde was tired of sitting on the couch alone. Van der Meyde: 'Moyes grabbed me by the throat and yelled: You are going to do your training.'

The life of the whimsical winger then fell into a complete free fall. He remembers: "After a wild night out in Manchester I had a whole bottle of rum on. I got in the car and drove straight to the training. But I could not keep the drink inside. It was remarkable, however, that during my tests I was running my best time ever. '

The problems were also piling up separately. Because of the constant battles with Lisa and the illness of his daughter, he suffered from sleep problems. "I drank a lot of bottles of wine and Bacardi every day and never got tired. Then I started taking sleeping pills to get my night's sleep. Soon I could not sleep without those pills, I was really addicted. And they were pretty heavy. Normally you only get it on prescription from the doctor. So I stole them from the office of our club doctor. I did that for two years. "

He adds: "My friends had the solution: cocaine. I took coke and drinks and celebrated seven days a week. I was not able to concentrate on the Premier League or the world around it. Going out became an even bigger part of my life. Liverpool is a life-threatening city if you do not know your own limits. I realized that Liverpool could be my death. So I had to leave."