TEN professional footballers have sought help for depression since Gary Speed’s inexplicable suicide on Saturday night.
Despite the fact that his agent and best man Hayden Evans – as quoted on this site yesterday – insists the Wales manager did not suffer from the condition, it appears his parting has led to a “scramble” for help at the Sporting Chance Clinic.
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The mystery surrounding the tragic death of Wales manager Gary Speed deepens. Yesterday, his close friend Alan Shearer asked the question everyone needs answered. He said simply: “Why Speedo, didn’t you give me or one of your other close mates a ring, if you were feeling so bad?”
The English Premier League and Wales were in a state of shock and disbelief after it was learned that Gary Speed had been found dead at home. The body of the 42-year-old Wales manager was found early yesterday in the garage of the home he shared with wife Louise and their two teenage sons. Hours […]
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