Former England and Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has revealed his battle
with depression which led to his retirement. The 36-year-old said he
contemplated suicide but thoughts of his wife Leeona and daughter Lucy
kept him going.
Kirkland began his career with Coventry and also played for Wigan, West Brom, Leicester, Doncaster, Sheffield Wednesday and Preston. He was a member of the Liverpool squad which won the 2005 Champions League.
Kirkland began his career with Coventry and also played for Wigan, West Brom, Leicester, Doncaster, Sheffield Wednesday and Preston. He was a member of the Liverpool squad which won the 2005 Champions League.
Kirkland said “I was worried how close I was to the next
step. That's why I said: I need to stop playing football. It's easy for me to
talk about it now because I've seen a way out of it. That is the biggest thing
and I want other people and other players to know that you've just got to talk.
I never saw a way out of it until I started to talk about it. There was a fear.
But as soon as you talk, that's when you're helping yourself and your family.”
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