Paul Merson has opened up on the difficulties he's faced as he's battled depression with the former Arsenal star admitting he came close to taking his own life 12 months ago. Merson has struggled with depression as well as gambling and alcohol addictions with his problems coming to a head in 2019. William to make passionate plea to thousands of Brits in mental healthMerson won five major trophies during his professional career while also being capped 21 times by England. Penning his exclusive Daily Star column, Merson wrote: “On Monday I’ll have been sober for a year. I didn’t take enough to do anything but I had them there.

Source: Express January 03, 2020 22:07 UTC