Espanyol midfielder Sergi Darder has urged footballers struggling with their mental health to open up to family and teammates to help get the help they need.
The 28-year-old insisted that it was important for footballers to be honest with themselves and address their struggles to help themselves feel better. It came in the aftermath of Darder giving a candid interview to ESPN earlier this year where the midfielder explained he "was not in a good place" mentally despite being captain of the Catalan club.
The Spaniard did not believe he was depressed but had claimed that the pressures of his career were impacting him and led to a downturn in his mental health which prompted him to explain the situation to those close to him, both personally and professionally.
