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Who's taking responsibility for footballers' mental health?
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Who's taking responsibility for footballers' mental health?

Confusion still surrounds the role of clubs, leagues and practitioners in supporting players' mental health. What can be done to create a clearer picture?

“We don’t lack care, but we lack coherence…there’s a lack of clarity, shared language and understanding…and it creates some cracks that might be not beneficial for the players and staff who actually need support.”

Leif Gunnar Smerud might be the only coach in Europe with a UEFA Pro Licence and clinical psychology qualification to his name.

The ex-Crystal …

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