BEYOND THE GAME: Conor Coady on Mental Health in Football
12 May - 35 minsIt's Mental Health Awareness Week and in a series of special podcasts for Sky Sports, Adam Smith sits down with Premier League stars to discuss the times in their careers where they’ve struggled with their mental health.
In this episode, Adam is joined by defender Conor Coady who explains how it felt to leave his boyhood club Liverpool, how relegation with Leicester City is the toughest moment of his career, and how he balances life as a footballer with being a dad of four.
If you've been affected by any of the themes covered in this podcast, advice and organisations that can help can be found at sky.com/viewersupport.
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30 mins
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BEYOND THE GAME: Jason Steele on Mental Health in Football
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17 mins
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BEYOND THE GAME: Harry Toffolo on Mental Health in Football
For Mental Health Awareness Week, Adam Smith brings you the latest in our series of special podcasts, where Premier League stars discuss the times in their careers where they’ve struggled with their mental health. In this episode, Adam is joined by Nottingham Forest's Harry Toffolo, who opens up about a decision that he made early on in football that he feared could have finished his career. Harry also explains the impact his many loan moves had on him and his family, and how he overcame 's now settled and playing his best football at Forest. Harry speaks very openly and honestly about his mental health and problems with betting. If you've been affected by any of the themes covered in this podcast, advice and organisations that can help can be found at sky.com/viewersupport. As well as listening to us, you can also watch the interviews from this series on Saturday, 17th May on Sky Sports Premier League.
16 mins
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