The former footballer said that he ‘never’ applied sunscreen once during his playing days

Paul Merson made more than 400 appearances for Arsenal, winning six trophies in the process. But when told he had the deadliest form of skin cancer, none of it mattered.

The former footballer said that he ‘never’ applied sunscreen once during his playing days

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