Players display a banner to raise mental health awareness prior to Birmingham City vs Blackburn RoversSaturday's FA Cup third-round ties were delayed by a minute as part of the 'Take a Minute' mental health campaign. The initiative aims to harness the influence and popularity of football to encourage supporters to take a minute before matches commenced to consider their well-being. It hopes to encourage fans - particularly men - to feel comfortable talking about, and taking action to improve, their mental health and to recognise that mental fitness is just as important as physical fitness. Sunday's FA Cup games will also begin a minute late as will the final tie of the round on Monday, which sees Sky Bet Championship leaders Leeds visit Arsenal. "We know that men in particular can be reluctant to talk about the subject, so it is important that we use football as a vehicle to stress the importance of mental fitness."

Source: Sky sports January 04, 2020 17:26 UTC