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
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