Former Premier League footballer Paul McVeigh now has a Masters in sports psychology and has advised top-flight stars how to avoid being affected by social media trolls.
Ex-Northern Ireland international striker McVeigh made 20 top-flight appearances for Norwich and Spurs before retiring injury-free aged 32 in 2010 after 20 years in the game. He has since focused on working in sports psychology and become a keynote speaker on the lecture circuit to big business.
He sympathises with today’s generation of stars who regularly get abused on social media about their performances. McVeigh, who is 5ft 6in, can relate to the ordeal after detailing the vicious abuse he used to get from fans, players and even bosses like Neil Warnock. But he has explained how he used to ignore the grief and says his subsequent studies have given a vital perspective too.
