Football Detectives 6:00, 2002 (Ref: EU02232)

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They’re supposed to be heroes, but banner headlines describing drunkenness and violence have left the image of English footballers looking distinctly tarnished.

Some blame it on excessive pay cheques – but, in Italy, footballers earn just as much and still avoid the scandals. They do so by their club’s using private football detectives to keep tabs on what their highly paid players are doing. SWPictures investigates.