Amazingly, Manchester United are still in touching distance with Manchester City at the top of the table, despite our crippling injuries.

Carlos Tevez, who was City's top scorer last season, finally had enough and refused to play for the blues again, having a strop in Munich then fleeing to Argentina.

The mystery surrounding the death of Wales coach Gary Speed unraveled somewhat today at the official inquest.
While the coroner concluded there was not enough hard evidence to record a deliberate suicide, instead of just a cry for help presumably, we did learn that Speed and his wife had been having problems in their marriage and had rowed on the night he died.

Hull legend Dean Windass has attempted suicide twice in recent days, he has revealed. The Tigers' Wembley hero confessed he had tried to end his life as booze and depression took their grip after a series of problems in his personal life. The Soccer Saturday reporter said: "People have this image of me as this [.

To those of you who missed it there was a really good program on BBC 1 last night based on depression in sport. The show was presented by and based mainly upon Freddie Flintoff and his own battle against depression whilst very much in the spotlight playing cricket for England.

Flintoff said how there was a lot of pressure on him to be the leader of the cricket team and to motivate others and lead them to victory but there were times when he felt so low that he wasn't able to do this, yet felt unable to admit to his issues in front of his team-mates.

I very nearly ducked this one. I really want to duck this one. I've spent days telling myself how tacky posts like this one are, and how I should just let it go and not write it. How I shouldn't write it out of dedication to literary piety. But I know better. I know the real reason is that I have something to say, and I don't particularly want to say it for a whole host of reasons - personal, professional, and otherwise.

The Portland Timbers announced a new academy appointment, moving current MLS goalkeepers coach Adam Smith to their youth academy to coach the youth goalkeepers at their respective club levels. Meanwhile, three current Timbers are named to Soccer America's Best of 2011 in MLS lists while one former USL Timber talks about his bout with depression.

When I first read Ian Joy's tale I was struck with just how personal Joy allowed himself to be. He told his story of depression with no shame and truly opened himself up to what he went through. His candid approach led me to reach out to him.
Initially, I had absolutely no intentions of interviewing him.

In the past few weeks we've two impressive stories of professional soccer players battling off field problems. The first was David Testo who made public the fact that he is gay. That is challenging in and of itself, but it takes that much more courage to come out when you're a professional athlete. As impressive as that story was, I was struck by another.

Yes, I'm taking a mini-break, but I wanted to share this important post from Prost Amerika. If there is one concept I admire and value above all others, it is fearless honesty. I'd say this fits that category.In the post, former RSL and St. Pauli defender Ian Joy shares a very personal story about his prior struggles with depression.

Their Words Tonight we showed sheer determination to a man not to concede a goal and it was an excellent effort and they got what they deserved. Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman, on beating Manchester United in the Carling Cup quarterfinals. Other Sources Once a Cascadian: Depression in Soccer – A Personal Tale by Ian Joy - from Prost Amerika Soccer: Those players, many of whom are still there today, are some of the best.

Depression booklet will go to 50,000 players after Speed's death

PFA take action after cries for help since Welsh manager's apparent suicide

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"All we've done is cried. None of this makes sense. I don't know if we'll ever know." Jonathan Ford, Chief Executive, Football Association of Wales.
For once Sepp Blatter said the right thing in calling Gary Speed, who died unexpectedly on Sunday, "a model professional and a fantastic ambassador for the game".

The news of Gary Speed's death today is as surprising as it is sad, with a true gentleman and Premier League great suddenly gone without a hint of a warning.

It is perhaps a bit of a cliche to say he was one of the last you would expect this of, but it really fits right now; never in his distinguished career has Speed been known for anything other than being a model professional, and it is alarming that there has, presumably, always been something lurking under the surface that he never felt comfortable sharing with anyone.

Stan Collymore reveals full extent of depression battle

Stan Collymore has opened up further about his battle with depression after using his Twitter account to offer a chilling insight into how he has been affected by the illness and give hope to other sufferers.

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Stan Collymore reveals his dark struggle with depression

Stan Collymore has spoken poignantly about his battle with depression after being struck down by another severe bout. Collymore, now working as a radio presenter, has been signed off work indefinitely.

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Stan Collymore reveals depression on Twitter

Football pundit Stan Collymore has revealed how he has again been struck down with severe bouts of depression. Collymore has taken to Twitter to reveal details of suffering.

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So, here we are. Internationals are over, real football is about to begin again, and yet there's no news. This is the post Interlull depression, from now on known as the Lullfunk. It occurs when the players have returned to their clubs but no pre-real football interviews have been given.

Today, the Lullfunk will be broken by Arsene giving an interview with the official site and there'll be some team news and so on, but for now we simply wait.

Carlos Tevez has once again missed training with Manchester City; hardly the words to conjure up sympathy within the ranks of football supporters. ‘How could anyone be depressed on a million a month?' '£198,000 a week. Depressing times indeed' said disgruntled readers on the Daily Mirror's website.

Riyas Komu, from exhibit "Safe to Fight" (Azad Art Gallery, Tehran, 2010)Fear of ACL injury has replaced fear of intimacy as my number one issue. Plenty of people come back from an ACL tear and still play in leagues and pick-up games. But plenty also leave the sport forever.
If I turn a cold eye on my fear, I see that I am less afraid of never playing soccer than I am of the rehabilitation that it would take to go from a torn ACL to playing again.

Reina Reveals All in New Book

Liverpool's Pepe Reina has revealed all about the highs and lows of his career at the club in a new book serialised today by the Daily Mail . The star stopper tells of his ‘depression' under the previous regime, and how he came close to leaving last January but was talked out of it by his wife.

Got Not Got Extract 3: When every boy wanted a Garden Goal

New book Got Not Got: The A-Z Of Lost Football Cultures, Treasures And Pleasures, by MirrorFootball contributors Derek Hammond and Gary Silke, is released later this month. Here's an exclusive extract ** Please God Give Me a Garden Goal, says Gary Silke Ah, the memories inspired by this Garden Goals advert from 1974.

Carlos Tevez: I went into rehab for depression and eating binge Sport People.co.uk.

Carlos Tevez just can't seem to keep himself out of the media these days and news of his "binge eating" dilemma is just one more addition to the chaos surrounding his life at the moment.

No longer a first choice at The Etihad Stadium, the Argentine striker is desperate to gain favor with manager Roberto Mancini, with whom he has had a running battle of disagreements with since the Italian took the managers job.

1. You don't forget days like this in a hurry. United could beat any side 8-2 and I'd be buzzing but to beat Arsenal? Beautiful football playing Arsenal? Wow. I'd love a result like this over Liverpool or City, obviously, but after our proper rivals, getting to absolutely thrash Arsenal is as good as it gets.

The opening day of Everton's season (week two for everyone else) was a massively frustrating one and one that underlined the gloom around the club at the moment. The players are talking positively but the fans see a squad that has been left high & dry by financial constraints.
The truth is probably somewhere in the middle because the players see a loyal club that is seeking to back them and reward them for staying.

How many players do you think Newcastle United will recruit before the transfer window closes? There seems to be a fair bit of 'NUFC depression' around this week, mainly due to the lack of transfer activity I suppose. Having said that, it seems that we're still pursuing Modibo Maiga despite Sochaux's Chairman apparently rejecting out [.

Brandon Marshall has had a number of incidents off the field that have left many wondering whether he was a bad apple. On Sunday, Brandon Marshall announced that he may have found an answer for his behavior. The superstar wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins says he has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

Für viele ist er Inbegriff des gescheiterten Fussballers.Vor 10 Jahren, als seine Karriere beim damaligen oberbayerischen Zweitligisten SV Wacker Burghausen begann, dachte ganz Fussballdeutschland noch, dass aus Thomas Broich einmal ein ganz Großer werden wird. Für die Medien war er schon so etwas wie ein Messias, jemand der uns die WM 2006 retten wird und [.

I am a MAN, and men don't cry.Unless it is football of course.As the last times disappointments pass, although leaving a scar, it leads me to reflect about times when football has, if not made me cry, at least made me so fucking depressed that I swore never to watch football again.Mostly until the following match.

And this is my last post. It is simply too fucking depressing. All teams I ever support always lose and play like shit.I don´t even have anyone to watch football with in this football-ignorant country, but it is not worth watching football when it just makes one´s life worse than it already is.I am going to find another hobby.

Bipolar disorder involves periods of elevated or irritable mood (mania), alternating with periods of depression. The "mood swings" between mania and depression can be very abrupt. With the win in...
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Grown men issued with cartoons to help tackle self-esteem issues Every footballer in England's top four divisions will receive a new guidebook to help them address mental health issues. The book has been put together by the PFA with the aim of helping players suffering from panic, anxiety, depression or other mental health problems amid [.

The scene was the ill-named lap of appreciation after Arsenal's last home game of the season against Aston Villa; a scene made far more modest than usual by the fact that large sections of the crowd felt it best to shower whatever appreciation necessary from the comfort of the tube station, parking garages or homes.

The Mirror has the not too pleasant reaction from the likes of Sandy Busby and Harry Gregg to the film about the Munich Air Disaster which will be shown on BBC 2 on Sunday.

Stretford End wonders whether Eric Cantona was great, but not the greatest...

Ask Men has an article on Edwin Van der Sar in light of his retirement.

People say, 'How could she do it, how could she try and kill herself, didn't she think about her son?' But they don't understand. I love my son so much. But I didn't think I was good enough, I thought I was poison. Poison for me and poison for him. When I was depressed I felt like I was poisoning his life by being in it.

Andy Who? Focus on Pardew and NUFC!

Monday was a bad day for the Geordies, it was like finding out the girl you're deeply in love with has ran away into the arms of another man and never truly loved you anyway. It would be impossible to sum up a collective reaction of the Toon Army to the news, as people seemed more confused (not unusual for Newcastle fans under Ashley) than anything else.

When physically and mentally healthy, Justin Duchscherer is a heck of a pitcher. In fact, he's been named to the All-Star team twice in his career. However, being healthy hasn't been a small task for the talented hurler. The Baltimore Orioles decided to bet on his health by signing Duchscherer to a one-year deal worth as much as $4.

Although this seems a little like a broken record that nobody can quite be bothered to turn off because the tune still brings a little joy to some of those in the room (while admittedly bringing depression and misery to those who are sick of it and want it turned off as soon as possible), it seems bizarre that Roy Hodgson still has a job.