Inhale: England and Tottenham player Kyle Walker appears to suck in 'hippy crack' from a balloon during a night out in June
England player Kyle Walker has been pictured appearing to inhale 'hippy crack' from a balloon while on a night out.
The 23-year-old right-back, who played for England against Moldova in Friday's World Cup qualifier, allegedly sucked in the potentially deadly nitrous oxide several times during a night out in Sheffield, the Sunday Mirror reported.
The laughing gas, which is decanted into balloons and sold for as little as £1.50, is a legal high.
It has been known to cause users suffocation, seizures, strokes, blackouts, chronic depression and strain on the heart.
The Sunday Mirror said that Walker, who plays for Tottenham, allegedly inhaled a number of times from the balloon while out with friends in his hometown on June 1.
He was recovering from an injury that forced him to sit out England's friendly double-header with the Republic of Ireland and Brazil
Walker, the PFA Young Player of the Year last season, is expected to line-up against for England in Ukraine on Tuesday in a must-win World Cup qualifier.
'I have now been made aware of the health risks associated with the practice and accept that my actions were of poor judgement,’ said Walker in a statement issued by his employers at Tottenham.‘I hope this will in no way influence or encourage others into putting their own health at risk.’
An eyewitness in the club told the paper: 'More and more canisters of laughing gas started appearing.
'Kyle and his pals were getting well carried away with them. He didn't mind one bit that people were taking pictures.'
'Hippy crack' first became popular during the 1960s, but has now become a popular legal high in British nightclubs, where it is sold for a couple of pounds.
The FA have declined to comment.
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