The Telegraph – Footballers are resorting to payday loans to fund their gambling habits, according to charity Sporting Chance. Players are so desperate to bet they are taking out short-term loans before turning to the charity for help, chief executive Colin Bland told BBC Radio Five Live. The charity, which helps sportsmen and women deal with addiction, has dealt with one footballer who has lost an estimated £7 million in three years of gambling. “It’s not uncommon for us to have a footballer who has turned up that’s in a circle of payday loans and gambling,” said Bland. “One of…