Ronnie O'Sullivan admitted that he wishes he could play another sport rather than snooker.

That's down to the mental toll that snooker takes on the Rocket, who compared it to chess and would rather play football instead.

He told TNT Sports: “I can’t switch off, no. It’s with you all the time. Even when I’m at home practising. If I’ve had a dodgy day, I go home and I’m sitting there and I’m like quiet, moody.

“Sort of like in my own head and the missus is looking at me, thinking, ‘come on, liven up’. I say snooker’s like chess with balls. It’s one of them sports.

“You see chess players. There’s a lot going on in their heads. But with footballers, you just have a laugh and a joke. I envy it. I wish I could have been a footballer. They look like you’re having a great time.”