5 footballers who smoke after scott mctominay puffs on cigarette in naples

NAPOLI STAR SCOTT MCTOMINAY ISN'T THE ONLY PLAYER TO GET CAUGHT HAVING A SNEAKY CIGARETTE – HERE ARE FIVE OTHER HIGH-PROFILE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE ALSO INDULGED IN A SMOKE OVER THE

YEARS 10:26, 28 May 2025Updated 11:39, 28 May 2025 Scott McTominay's puff on a cigarette during Napoli's victory parade raised eyebrows this weekend - but he's not the first

footballer to be snapped smoking. Just nine months after his move from Manchester United, the midfielder played a key role in securing Napoli's fourth ever Serie A title, and naturally,

celebrations were in order. More than 200,000 fans lined the streets of Naples as the players' coach paraded along the city's seafront, where the Scottish hero and his gorgeous

WAG Cam Reading are living their best lives. But it wasn't just fan adoration they were basking in, with footage revealing several players, including McTominay, lighting up on the

open-top bus amidst the festivities. McTominay's animated smoking even saw one post on X describe him as "inhaling his tab with all the familiarity of an 18yr old middle class lad,

sitting around the campfire on his gap year in Koh Samui". While more socially accepted in Europe, the sight of football stars smoking can still stun the average English football fan.

However, some of the game's biggest names have been caught indulging in a social, albeit controversial, smoke now and then. From ex-Arsenal ace Jack Wilshere to football legend Zinedine

Zidane, we take a look at five players who've been spotted enjoying a sneaky cig. DIMITAR BERBATOV Ex-Tottenham, Manchester United, and Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov was spotted on

several occasions enjoying a smoke. However, he maintained it was all for the aesthetics, reports the Mirror. Article continues below The Bulgarian legend told Four Four Two: "I

pretended to smoke because I looked cool holding a cigarette, but that's it, so I don't know why people think I smoke just from one picture." SLAVEN BILIC Ex-Croatia boss

Slaven Bilic was notoriously relaxed about being caught with a cigarette in hand. His ex-West Ham teammate John Moncur once divulged that the Bilic would even light up at the back of the

bus. When managing Besiktas, the Turkish Football Federation gave him a ticking-off for smoking inside the stadium. Former Irons star James Collins also revealed his old manager's love

for a cigarette. "Loves a fag," Collins said on Bilic. "Loved it. Dressing rooms, toilets, sneaking out, everywhere. All his staff – chuffing for fun, they were." MARIO

BALOTELLI Italian bad-boy Mario Balotelli wasn't shy about smoking. The maverick forward was rumoured to indulge in a smoke during his spells at Manchester City and Liverpool.

Balotelli's smoking exploits grabbed headlines back in 2013 when he was caught having a quick drag in a train toilet en-route to a match in Florence. According to Les Chapman, a former

kitman for Manchester City speaking on the Ninety Three Twenty Podcast, he even reportedly sparked up twice before each City training session. JACK WILSHERE Ex-Arsenal midfielder Jack

Wilshere found himself in hot water after being caught puffing away twice within nine months during 2013 and 2014. Yet Wilshere didn't dodge the controversy, promptly owning up on

social media. "Of course I regret it," he said. "It's unacceptable, and I will accept the consequences and move on." Article continues below ZINEDINE ZIDANE Football

legend Zinedine Zidane wasn't immune to a bit of secret indulgence either. Mere days before France's World Cup 2006 semi-final clash with Portugal, Zidane was snapped enjoying a

sneaky fag. The celebrated Ballon d'Or recipient wasn't a frequent smoker, though – rumours suggest he gave the habit the cold shoulder in his later years.