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William Scott

West Ham: Michail Antonio hoped to get injured after losing love for football, but therapy saved career

Michail Antonio has revealed that he fell out of love with football to such an extent that he didn’t celebrate winning a trophy with West Ham - and hoped to get injured just so he could get away from the game.

The 34–year-old told the High Performance podcast that his recent divorce and a lack of breaks from the game worsened his mental health, and he had to seek out therapy to begin enjoying playing football again. 

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