Prince William slams football clubs over mental health care

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LONDON: Prince William has launched a withering broadside at football clubs, lambasting them for a “dereliction of duty” in their lack of care for pla...

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge looks on with Northern Ireland's former goalkeeper Pat Jennings as Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge compares his hand size with that of the great goalkeeper during a visit to the Irish Football Association in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Feb 27, 2019. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are visiting Belfast, Fermanagh and Ballymena on a two day trip to celebrate the young people of Northern Ireland.

“Some clubs don’t do anything about mental health. We’ve got to change the whole way we look after players,“ the 36-year-old Prince said to members of Ahead of the Game, an organisation that delivers mental health support to grassroots football clubs.“So just to have them as a complete financial asset ... it’s a dereliction of duty, I think.”

Prince William’s rare outspoken comments drew praise from across the football community including Michael Bennett, the Professional Footballers’ Association’s head of welfare.

 

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