In the nicest way possible, he was an idiot and I have little sympaphy for him.
Yeah, he was good at football, but he screwed up his life by excessive drinking. He was then given a great chance to continue living, in the form of a new liver.
What did he do? Continue drinking, which has led to him dying now.
Other people in his situation would have appreciated a new liver, but he just wasted it. Unappreciative, selfish man in my opinion.