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      I’ve struggled since school with self-confidence and doubt – now I want to help people over mental health, says Bridge

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      FORMER England defender Wayne Bridge is helping lead the charge to encourage football fans and other people to talk to each other.The left-back, who had spells at Southampton, Chelsea, Man City and five other clubs, is involved with the #TalkMoreThanFootball campaign which has been launched by Three UK, Samaritans and Chelsea.Wayne Bridge, with wife Frankie, revealed he has struggled with self-confidence and doubt as he launches a new campaign to promote mental health awarenessCredit: MegaBridge, 43, helped launch the campaign at Stamford Bridge ahead of Chelsea’s thrilling 4-3 win over Manchester United. A video featuring Blues stars Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson – as well as footballer-turned-Hollywood-star Vinnie Jones – was played on the big screens at the ground before the match. Bridge told SunSport: “I was on SAS Who Dares Wins, it was the most open I’ve been and to be honest I didn’t even know I was being filmed. “I got called into the doctor’s room with Ant Middleton and they were really inquisitive with me. “I started crying, I’d struggled since school about feeling stupid, feeling dumb – really struggled with that.”After my career I was at a dinner with Glenn Hoddle and someone asked a question about me. “And he said I didn’t realise how good I was, that I struggled with self-confidence. “He got someone into the club to speak to me, told the players to encourage me and get round me, do visualisation and breathing techniques.Most read in Football”Glenn was ahead of his time with that because he brought stuff in to get players to talk more about what they want from each other.”But it wasn’t until much later when I look back at that now and go ‘I was struggling a bit’. “I didn’t really pay attention to it until retiring if I’m honest.”Bridge won 36 caps for England and played for eight clubs, including Chelsea and Man CityCredit: ReutersThe campaign comes as new research of 2,000 football fans shows that:
      Two-thirds have struggled with their mental health
      One in three have never spoken about it
      Only 6% of fans talk about mental well-being with other people they watch of play sport with
      The research also sought to find why people aren’t reaching out and showed:
      27% said seeing more famous people regularly talking about mental health would help
      65% would like to know how to broach the subject
      62% would like a prompt to talk about it more regularly.
      Bridge added: “It’s great with Vinnie Jones being so open about it. He’ll help more people than he realises. “The more people that do come out and talk about it, they are helping people. It makes people feel more comfortable doing it.”Someone is always going to say something and have a dig about them because that’s the world we live in, but they will be helping people.”I think it’s really hard for someone to open up, it’s not easy. “The more people talking about it, being open about it, helps loads. It will help someone.”And if you need it then seek professional help. “I had it when I did I’m a Celeb and I’ve stayed in contact with the woman from there who’s definitely helped me.”It’s not just football either, we want to help everyone. We want people to use that passion and not just talk football but open up as well.” Vinnie Jones is fronting the campaign alongside Chelsea stars Cole Palmer, Robert Sanchez, Nicolas Jackson and Alfie GilchristVinnie Jones, who made his name playing for Wimbledon’s ‘Crazy Gang’ and has recently starred in hit Netflix show The Gentelmen, said: “I grew up in an era when mental health wasn’t even a thing, yet it’s something I struggled with without realising.”Now I want to empower men and women to talk about it.”To those of us that love football – we need to use those connections we have made to talk about more than just football.READ MORE SUN STORIES”If I can do it, then you can too.”●      Three UK, Chelsea FC and Samaritans want football fans to #TalkMoreThanFootball in emotive campaign to tackle mental healthYOU’RE NOT ALONEEVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide
      It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers.
      It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
      And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.
      Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
      That is why The Sun launched the You’re Not Alone campaign.
      The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives.
      Let’s all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others… You’re Not Alone.
      If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support: More

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      Ex-Premier League star in public cry for help as he says ‘my life is slipping out my hands’ over drink and drugs battle

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      EX-PREMIER LEAGUE star Dani Osvaldo has admitted “my life is slipping out of my hands” as he lifted the lid on his battles with drugs, drink and depression.The Italy striker joined Southampton from Roma in a £13million deal in 2013.Dani Osvaldo was Southampton’s club-record signing back in 2013Credit: Action ImagesHe became a rock star and fronted a band after retiring from playingCredit: Instagram daniosvaldobvHis time on the South Coast proved to be controversial as he landed a ban for his part in a touchline fracas against Newcastle and then copped a club suspension for a training-ground clash with teammate Jose Fonte.He managed just three goals in 13 Saints appearances, and was shipped out on loan three times before having his contract terminated in 2015.Osvaldo went on to play for Porto, plus Boca Juniors and Banfield in his native Argentina, before retiring in 2020.The 38-year-old has now revealed how his life has spiralled out of control in a video on Instagram.”It’s hard for me to make this video because I’ve never done anything like this before,” the 14-cap international admitted.”But I think the time has come because I’m quite desperate and I’m not doing well. I don’t know if it’s a cry for help or if I just feel the need to talk about it because I’ve been dealing with a lot of depression for a long time.”This depression made me fall into some addictions – alcohol and drugs. And the truth is that I’m at a point where my life is slipping out of my hands.”I’m undergoing psychiatric treatment and taking medication. I have a very specific illness. Lack of self-esteem, depression. I often fall back into my addictions.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER”Out of anger I end up self-destructing, and this also affects the people around me. It’s often difficult to get out of this situation and I isolate myself from the people I love. It’s very difficult for me to move on.”I practically live alone, locked up at home. I don’t go out anywhere, I don’t do anything productive with my life and sometimes I don’t even feel like getting out of bed.The Biggest January Flop Signings In Premier League History”Sometimes I don’t even feel like taking a shower. I’ve fallen into very ugly addictions that only make my depression grow more and more.”It has made me distance myself from people who loved me very much, who love me very much, who I also loved and love very much.”And that makes me not want to see my family, not want to share things with my children.”Osvaldo continued: “The anger I feel towards the world and towards many people has to do with me, my illness, my lack of self-esteem, my depression and my bad decisions.”I was an elite footballer. I was a completely different person, full of security, confidence, and I’m a person I don’t recognize.”I still don’t understand how I got here, honestly, but it can happen to anyone. I don’t have a stable job, I’ve spent practically all my savings because, as I have no income, money doesn’t last forever.”But that’s the least of it, because I’ve never been interested in money. I was born poor and I could die poor, and that doesn’t matter to me.”What hurts me most is that I’m getting poorer in my soul and I’ve always been a good friend and a good companion. I wanted to be a good father, although I often didn’t succeed.”READ MORE SUN STORIESOsvaldo won a Serie A title while on loan to Juventus in 2014. He first made his name with Fiorentina, Bologna and Espanyol before moving on to Roma and Saints.He has played alongside pals in Argentine rock band Barrio Viejo since hanging up his boots.The Italian has opened up on his battle with drink and drugsCredit: Instagram daniosvaldobv More

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      Burnley give star striker Lyle Foster time away from club to seek specialist help for mental health issues

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      BURNLEY have given top scorer Lyle Foster time away from the club as he battles with mental health issues.The South African striker has been the Clarets’ shining light during a difficult start to life back in the Premier League.
      Lyle Foster is taking a break from Burnley to get professional support for his mental health issuesCredit: Getty
      But he has not featured since the 3-0 defeat at Brentford just after the international break – and his club have now released an update.
      Foster suffered from depression earlier in his career and is now receiving specialist help. 
      The statement from Burnley said: “Recently Lyle let us know that he continues to live with issues around his mental well-being and has reached out for help.
      “He is currently in the care of specialists – giving him the support and care he needs to get back to full health.
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      “With the love and support of his family and everyone at Burnley FC we will do all we can to provide everything he needs to get better.
      “We ask for your understanding and respect Lyle’s privacy around this matter and will not be making any further comments.”
      The £9million forward revealed in the summer that he was suffering from depression in the months before he joined Burnley in January.
      He said at the time one of the Turf Moor coaches Craig Bellamy had been a huge influence in helping him to ‘see the light’.
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      The absence of the three-goal forward is another big blow for boss Vincent Kompany – whose team are joint bottom of the table after taking just four points from their first 11 matches.
      Foster has scored three of the team’s eight league goals this term – making him the Clarets’ top scorer.
      With only a single win this season against newcomers Luton – the newly promoted side is struggling to find their form.
      But after suffering a 3-0 defeat to Everton it is not looking promising for Burnley who next face Arsenal on Saturday. More

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      Fuming boxing legend Frank Bruno claims ministers ‘don’t give a monkey’s’ about people with mental health problems

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      BOXING great Frank Bruno claims ministers “don’t give a monkey’s” about people with mental health problems.The ex-world heavyweight champ says those with illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are being betrayed.
      Boxing legend Frank Bruno says mental health sufferers have been let down by politiciansCredit: PA
      Frank, 61, said: “Every time an election comes up ministers say, ‘We will make changes, we will spend some money, we will make things better’.
      “It’s a lie. They don’t stick to it. A lot of them just don’t give a monkey’s.
      “There’s tens of thousands of people across the country being let down and betrayed.
      “I’ve been invited into the House of Commons and I’ve heard a lot of very important people promise the world.
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      “Then, when you try to phone up to get something, they don’t want to know.”
      Frank won the WBC world title by beating Oliver McCall at Wembley in 1995 and twice fought ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson
      He has since struggled with bipolar disorder but said he now feels “better than he has in years”.
      Describing the current failures in the system he said: “Too often doctors are just sending patients home with tablets or locking people up in hospitals and forcing them to exist like zombies.
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      “I’d like to see the politicians go inside those hospitals to see what really goes on. But they don’t want to do it. It’s shameful.” More

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      West Ham star Michail Antonio reveals how he broke down in tears in bed next to wife and considered quitting football

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      WEST HAM’s Michail Antonio has revealed how he broke down in tears in bed as he considered quitting football while battling depression.The 32-year-old forward has enjoyed an epic rise up the pyramid from non-league Tooting & Mitcham United to being a Premier League and international star.
      Michail Antonio has revealed how a battle with depression left him on the verge of quitting footballCredit: Getty
      The ace was talking to the Original Penguin X Campaign Against Living Miserably Under The Surface podcast
      Since his arrival at the Hammers in 2015, the Jamaican forward has gone on to become the club’s all-time leading scorer in the Prem.
      However, despite living out his football dream, he has now bravely revealed that his fairytale has not always been plain sailing.
      Speaking on the Original Penguin X Campaign Against Living Miserably Under The Surface podcast, Antonio said: “I’m a person that normally bounces back from things, quite positive and never let much hold me down. There was one time where it really affected me.
      “I’m a person that likes to control things – if I feel that I can control things then I’ll deal with things. But this time where it did hit me, I felt like I fell into a depression.
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      “I started the very first game of the season. The next game, I wasn’t in the squad. The next game, I started. The next game, I wasn’t in the squad. Then I came off the bench. The next game I started and got pulled off at half-time. And that just kept happening.
      “Even if I was playing well, it just kept happening to me. No matter what I was doing, I wasn’t good enough. If I was having a great game, it wasn’t good enough.
      “So I just felt powerless, and there was nothing I could do.
      “I’m a person that if I’m playing well, then I expect to play because I’m doing the job that you’re putting me out there to do. If I’m not, then it’s not a problem, I’ll be on the bench and wait for the opportunity and then I’ll take it and be back in the team.
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      “But the fact they were putting me in and pulling me out and just basically running me around the shops; I couldn’t deal with that because it was alien to me.”
      Antonio continued: “There was one day where that kept happening to me, and I was just laying in bed and tears started streaming from my eyes and I couldn’t control them.
      “I don’t like showing emotion and I like dealing with things, but tears were just falling from my eyes in bed.
      “My Mrs was laying next to me in bed and I didn’t say anything, just tears falling – she looked up and said ‘Are you alright?’ and I said yeah, I’m fine, but she said ‘You can’t be fine, you’re crying’, and I just said ‘I don’t know if I want to play football anymore’. 
      “I’m a very positive person and if something is not making me happy but making me sad, then change it.
      “Look for something that is going to make you happy, that is going to make you feel better – don’t keep rotting away in something that is pulling you down, because at the end of the day, life is short.
      “It doesn’t matter how well that job is doing for you, it doesn’t matter how well things are for other people. If it’s not for you, it’s not for you.
      “If it’s really affecting you and pulling you down, and it’s something that you can change, then change it.
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      “I said to her ‘I don’t know if I want to play anymore, I’m thinking about retiring’, because I knew if I went to West Ham and said I want to leave, they weren’t going to want to sell me.
      “So I was honestly just thinking about leaving football and retiring.”
      On why he did not decide to hang up his boots, Antonio said: “Me talking to my Mrs, my brother and my agent took a bit of the weight off me, enough for me to keep going to training and stuff like that, but what really made a difference for me was being able to go out there and play, and kept playing consistently.
      “It became more of a norm as a footballer – when you’re playing well you get your opportunity and you keep playing.
      “When life and football became more normal, then I dealt with it and that’s how I managed to pull myself out. The football put me into depression, but the football also pulled me out.
      “That one time, I needed to talk. Even though I didn’t want to because my wife had to say to me ‘no, you’re not okay’, but as soon as I spoke to her, the next day I spoke to my agent and that same day I spoke to my brother and it did help me massively.”
      The former Reading, Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest ace also advised: “Always have someone to speak to, because as soon as you lay it out, the majority of times it will feel like a weight lifted from you.
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      “Speaking to someone is massive, so don’t always keep it in, your mind will be running in circles.
      “Having someone else’s opinion on how to feel; sometimes just getting that perspective might just change that little thought that you have in your mind.” More

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      Tyson Fury fears end of boxing career as training keeps mental health demons at bay

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      BOXING champ Tyson Fury fears his boxing career coming to an end because training keeps his mental health demons at bay.The heavyweight also praised wife Paris as the only person who could “snap him out of it” when his problems hit.
      Tyson Fury fears his boxing career coming to an end because training keeps his mental health demons at bayCredit: Getty
      Dad-of-six Tyson, 33, said: “I don’t know what’s going to happen if I somehow get injured where I can’t train or whatever.
      “I fear those days.
      “I really am scared of what might be around the corner because I know, no matter what I’ve got,  it can all be taken away from me by mental health problems.
      “I believe you can never get over mental health, never.
      “But you can learn to maintain it.
      “If I don’t train for two or three days I dip.”
      Bipolar Tyson has suffered with depression and alcohol and drug problems but credits Paris, 31, with keeping him together.
      Speaking at a Wow Hydrate function before his world title fight victory over Deontay Wilder, he said: “She almost knows when I’m not well and she will say, ‘Come back to us in the living’. And it sort of snaps me out of it.”

      Champ Tyson praised wife Paris as the only person who could ‘snap him out of it’ when his problems hit
      Tyson said: ‘I really am scared of what might be around the corner because I know, no matter what I’ve got,  it can all be taken away from me by mental health problems’Credit: Getty
      Tyson Fury admits to Frank Bruno that he keeps depression at bay with training but wishes he’d seen a doctor 10 years earlier More