Almost 10% of Premier League and EFL players have experienced bullying | Football
Nearly 10% of Premier League and EFL gamers surveyed final season by the Skilled Footballers’ Affiliation stated that they had skilled bullying throughout their careers, and virtually 5% had suicidal ideas. Wellbeing knowledge launched by the PFA on World Psychological Well being Day highlights the social and psychological well being challenges present and former professionals face, and the work the union is doing to assist its members. Seventy-nine out of 843 male gamers within the EFL and Premier League surveyed throughout final season stated that they had been bullied in some unspecified time in the future of their skilled life, and 40 stated that they had skilled ideas about taking their very own life within the three months earlier than finishing the survey. Dr Michael Bennett, director of participant wellbeing on the PFA, stated of the bullying statistics: “These are stark figures that illustrate how severe these points are within the sport. Based mostly on this suggestions, now we have tailored the periods this season to be taught extra about the kind of bullying gamers face. “It may very well be peer-on-peer bullying, for instance, from teammates within the dressing room or coaching floor. It…