JJ O'Donnell: Mental Health Struggles in Football Today

Over the last few months, we have seen footballers on social media sharing about their mental health; from Man City's Kyle Walker opening up on Twitter (now X), to Kevin Scott, as announced by Knotts County, of his struggles with mental health.On today's episode of Word on Wearside, Cam meets ex-professional footballer JJ O'Donnell, on the struggles players face in the game today; how did his physical injury affect his mental health? How much pressure does social media put on footballers' wellbeing? And how do clubs support their players who are battling mental health related challenges?The team behind this episode:Cam HoughtonWord on Wearside is a Spark Sunderland podcast, produced by journalism students at the University of Sunderland. With teaching supervision by Lecturer in Audio, Jay Sykes.