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Premier League footballers are being hit hard by coronavirus lockdown

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Footballers could be hit particularly hard by ­the ­coronavirus lockdown, sports psychologist Steven Sylvester has warned. They are used to routine, dressing-room banter, training and games.

And the current crisis could leave them isolated and lonely. “For a footballer, their very identity is being threatened,” said Sylvester, who helps elite players and has worked with Sheffield United and AFC ­Wimbledon. “There are different ­approaches but players want to keep fit, they want to finish the season and that’s how they are.

That’s a part of their identity and if they’re suddenly told they can’t do it then it will feel very alien.” Former England captain Wayne Rooney raised mental health as being a “big topic” and admitted “players will be

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