Chelsea and England defender Niamh Charles calls for mental health action in football after joining Common Goal. Chelsea and England star Niamh Charles has called on the football world to normalise and humanise mental health conversations as she joins a growing number of professional players supporting ‘Create the Space’. The 24-year-old has joined Common Goal in support of its mental health movement, a move which has been inspired by her own personal struggles coming as a
A first-of-its-kind mental health retreat with professional soccer players from across the NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League). Over the past year, footballers from around the world have come together to prioritise mental health within the game through Create the Space, a programme designed to tackle mental health issues in football and society. The project was announced during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in a campaign led by Naomi Girma involving the U.S. Women’s Na
A first-of-its-kind mental health retreat with professional soccer players from across the NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League). Over the past year, footballers from around the world have come together to prioritise mental health within the game through Create the Space, a programme designed to tackle mental health issues in football and society. The project was announced during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in a campaign led by Naomi Girma involving the U.S. Women’s Na
How American Outlaws is changing supporters' football culture Across the United States, one group of fans want to change the way soccer is supported in the country. American Outlaws are a supporters group of the U.S men’s and women’s national teams with more than 23,000 members across more than 200 chapters in the United States and around the world. In any group that big – and within a sport that has not traditionally been known for being inclusive – there comes certain
A collective of leading players from across the world have come together to ensure that football – at all levels – is equipped with the knowledge, skills, and resources to understand, prevent, and deal with mental health issues. Historically mental health in football has been taboo, rarely discussed openly. In recent years, we have witnessed a positive shift, with more individuals bravely speaking up and raising awareness about lived experience. The sport itself has often
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