Football hooligan says EuroMillions win drove him 'insane' before blowing fortunes

Football hooligan says EuroMillions win drove him 'insane' before blowing fortunesReformed football hooligan Daniel Wright, who is now a published author, opened up about his EuroMillions win and why becoming a millionaire weighed heavy on his mindCommentsNewsLiam McInerney Content Editor 11:52, 06 Apr 2026Updated 11:52, 06 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesDaniel Wright has lived a wild life so far (Image: Liam Tuffs/Youtube)A notorious former football hooligan says winning £1,000,000 on the EuroMillions left him “gutted” once the initial excitement wore off.‌Daniel Wright, who has been jailed twice for football violence, said the jackpot drove him “a little bit insane” and that he spent money as if he was a billionaire like Richard Branson — before realising he had to stop blowing away his windfall.‌Bradford City supporter Daniel, who was a leading figure in the football firm called The Ointment, won his prize on the UK Millionaire Marker in 2022 — just four years after he was released from prison for the second time.‌And while his initial reaction was euphoric, he said: “You know like something that’s weird about it? Do you know truthfully, after I won that money, after about a couple of weeks of the joy of it… because I’ve always earned money me and I’ve always done alright.“Do you know what? I didn’t like the feeling of it. I used to think to myself, ‘You are a lucky b*****d.’ I used to think that all the time. It is weird to say this.View 3 ImagesHe was initially thrilled at hitting the jackpot (Image: PA)‌“I used to think in my head, ‘Everyone in life is just going to think you got lucky and you didn’t f***ing work for this.’ And it used to drive me a bit insane. In fact, I blew some of it just because I didn’t like it.”He recently made the comments on the Liam Tuffs podcast and the host said he must be the only person who won a million quid and was left "absolutely gutted”.However, Daniel replied: “I think everyone is gutted but nobody has ever told you th...