England's Beth Mead and Ben Chilwell are among the stars leading a campaign to help people in football tackle mental health issues.
Arsenal forward Mead has says she had "very dark" moments after losing her mum to cancer while unable to play because of a serious knee injury.
While the 28-year-old was sidelined and worked through rehabilitation, her mother June died after a "long and brave battle" with ovarian cancer. The players believe the initiative will allow football to be used as a vehicle to tackle mental health issues at grassroots level, while allowing those at the elite end to have a space where they can be comfortable expressing themselves.
"The proudest moment of my career so far was to take care of myself and look after my mental health, not just the physical. Everybody needs support." Chilwell, 26, suffered a cruciate injury two years ago and is currently out of action with a hamstring problem for the third time in the past 12 months.
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