The life of a footballer often seems impossibly glamorous to those of us on the outside.
The money, the fame, the lifestyle, actually getting paid for doing something millions would happily part with their own hard-earned cash to be involved in… who amongst us hasn’t whiled away the hours when growing up (and even afterwards) dreaming about it?
Of course, as in many aspects of life there is often more to it than meets the eye and - while a sense of perspective is necessary given the amount of suffering across the country and around the world these days - there is a growing understanding that wealth and adulation is not necessarily a barrier to experiencing the stresses, strains, anxieties and problems which go hand-in-hand with the human condition.
