Saturday panel; for example, in his attempts to pronounce the names of foreign players. However, Stelling himself, in September 2016, attempted to have Merson agree with him that Ireland international Harry Arter (who had made his debut against England) should get an England call-up in the week Gareth Southgate took over in an emergency capacity following Sam Allardyce's dismissal. Merson writes a weekly column for the Daily Stars 'Seriously Football' pullout every Saturday and predicts scores for the weeks premier league games called 'Merson Predicts'. From the 2012–2015 season Merson co-hosted with John Fendley on the Sky Sports TV programme 'Fantasy Football Club'. From the start of the 2015 season Max Rushden took on co presenting after John Fendley returned to Soccer AM as a co-host. Fantasy Football Club is aired weekly on Friday evenings at 6pm. Both co-hosts also co-managed a fantasy team in the Sky Fantasy 'Celebrities' League. Personal life Born in Harlesden, North West London, Merson has been married three times (to Lorraine, Louise and now Kate), and has eight children, including one set of twin girls. His first marriage crumbled under his recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism. In October 2011, Merson was involved in a car crash with a lorry on the M40 motorway near Warwick and arrested for drink-driving. While appearing on Harry's Heroes: The Full English, a 2019 ITV documentary, Merson opened up about how substance abuse and gambling have affected his life, and his continued struggles with addictions. He received praise for his candid discussion of the topic. In the second series Merson confided in former Arsenal team mate, goalkeeper David Seaman, that he voluntarily attends Alcoholics Anonymous, including English speaking meetings in Paris, during breaks in filming for ITV's Harry's Heroes: Euro...Having a Laugh, football tour S2.Ep1. Merson participated in the Mental Health Awareness Week. In January 2020, Merson spoke about how his drink, drug and gambling habits fuelled his struggles with mental health. Honours Arsenal Football League First Division: 1988–89, 1990–91 FA Cup: 1992–93 Football League Cup: 1992–93 Football League Centenary Trophy: 1988 FA Charity Shield: 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup: 1993–94 Aston Villa UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001 Portsmouth Football League First Division: 2002–03 Individual PFA Team of the Year: 1997–98 First Division, 2002–03 First Division 2004–05 Football League One PFA Young Player of the Year: 1989 North-East FWA Player of the Year: 1998 Premier League Player of the Month: