By:  Sam Cunningham, August 25, 2021

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With growing awareness of mental health, professional football is being called upon to treat it as seriously as physical health.  Tyrone Mings is one player who, before playing for England in Euro 2020, did seek the help of a psychologist.  Brighton, the first club to employ a Mental Wellbeing Manger, is being followed by Tottenham Hotspurs.  These positions are a first in English football and support the mental wellbeing of players down through the academy levels.