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Today 14 years ago, German goalkeeper Robert Enke took his own life, after losing a long battle with depression. (alien.top)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What a weird coincidence, or maybe not. Today's episode of the BBC 5 Live Daily Football podcast was their "Euro Leagues" show, where they look outside of the English leagues. And a large portion today was about young players and the mental health struggles they often face.

And in that conversation, Raphael Honigstein, a German football journalist, mentioned Enke, as someone who lost the battle against his struggles. They did not mention that today (or tomorrow, since they most likely recorded the show yesterday) was the day he took his own life.

Mental health is no joke. Please try to look after yourself and those around you.

Love you all.