Connect with us

Features

DEPRESSION IN FOOTBALL

ALAN JOHNSON takes a look at how one former footballer is helping to tackle an all-too-common illness that players have been reluctant to bring out into the open

Vincent Pericard has fought depression – now he wants to help others beat it

For the average man such as myself, it is sometimes difficult to comprehend how someone can be paid tens of thousands of pounds a week to play football, yet still find themselves suffering from depression.
I caught up with former footballer Vincent Pericard, himself a sufferer, who is now devoting his time to helping other sportsmen – m...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content for less than 50p per week!

SUBSCRIBE

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

Related Topics

More in Features

  •

    THE BOY DONE GOOD

    Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon, by Chris Evans, published by Bloomsbury...

  •

    HOW LOU REVIVED ROBINS

    Swindon Town – The Lou Macari Years, by David Wallis, published by Pitch Publishing,...

  •

    FEARS FOR OUR GAME

    States of Play –How Sportswashing Took Over Football, by Miguel Delaney, published by Seven...

  •

    Ending the backpass farce

    BRIAN CORRY ON A FOOTBALL LAW CHANGE THAT BREATHED NEW LIFE INTO THE GAME...