Jimmy Nielsen was once dubbed the new Peter Schmeichel, but it was gambling rather than goalkeeping that dominated his early career. This is the story of how a Millwall benchwarmer became an MLS icon

In the second of our Football Weekly presents … documentaries, we bring you the story of Jimmy Nielsen, a goalkeeper who had it all, nearly lost everything, and finally hit the jackpot.

Iain Macintosh, editor of The Set Pieces, tells us how the man once dubbed the new Peter Schmeichel – and not just because they shared the same hairstyle and physique – battled his addictions to achieve cult hero status with a late-career hurrah in MLS.

You can read more about Jimmy here, and please give us your feedback on the blog below. There's another goalkeeping tale next week, and if you missed our episode about Robin Friday, head here.

Football Weekly presents … is a collaboration between the Guardian and Howler Radio, the audio offshoot of football quarterly Howler Magazine. It was written and produced in its original form by Matthew Nelson. This reworked version is brought to you Matthew and Producer Ben.

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