Back in the 2000s, footballers and sex scandals went together like Pete Doherty and his crack pipe.

And the merciless tabloids couldn't get enough of it.

From Micah Richards' "roasting sessions" to Paul Jewell's sex tape, welcome to the naughty noughties... pic.twitter.com/u1X5G73DBx

— The Upshot (@UpshotTowers) April 4, 2023