Tony Dewhurst caught up with Josh Langley to discuss how injury wrecked his hopes of a promising career with Wigan Athletic and how he turned to the Professional Footballers’ Association for help.
A PFA survey exclusively for Good Morning Britain has found that almost half of black professional footballers (45%) have received racist abuse online, with almost 40% of players admitting it has negatively impacted their mental health.
Manchester United have published statistics highlighting the growing scale of the online abuse directed at its players, ahead of English football’s social media boycott.
The PFA is joining English football and wider sport in switching off our social media accounts until Monday 3rd May.
Data compiled by the PFA highlights significant concerns regarding Twitter’s response to abusive posts aimed at professional players.
New findings show that teenage girls playing football are at almost double the risk of concussion compared to teenage boys.
