- Over 10% of PFA members have sought counselling services
- Most common concerns were ‘low mood’ and ‘anxiety’
A sharp rise in the number of footballers concerned for their mental health has continued in 2020, according to figures from the counselling body Sporting Chance.
In the year to September, 464 members of the Professional Footballers’ Association accessed counselling services, compared with 653 across all of 2019. This maintains a trend in which numbers have quadrupled since 2016, when 160 members accessed the service.
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