Antoine Griezmann has signed a contract with Atletico Madrid until 2026, three years after leaving the club for Barcelona for £103m. In August 2021, Griezmann returned to Atletico on loan from Barcelona, and in the summer, his short-term agreement was renewed for this season. The 31-year-old is now the club’s fourth-highest scorer with 144 goals in 304 games and 59 assists during his two stints there. After having trouble adjusting in Catalonia, Griezmann has scored three goals and produced two assists in 11 games this season. In 102 games for Barcelona, he scored 35 goals, but his only trophy at the Nou Camp was the Copa del Rey. Antoine Griezmann first went back to Atletico Madrid during a time when Barcelona was trying to reduce their salary expenditure due to debts totaling $1.15 billion.
A poll of male football players revealed that roughly 10% of them had experienced bullying. The social and mental health issues that current and past professionals must deal with are highlighted in the well-being data issued by the PFA on World Mental Health Day, along with the work the union is doing to assist its members. Of the 843 male players in the EFL and Premier League who were polled throughout the course of the previous season, 79 reported having experienced bullying at some point in their professional lives, and 40 reported having had suicidal thoughts in the three months before the survey.
The information was acquired during workshops on wellness that were presented at clubs throughout the 2021–22 campaign. About 12% of players (98) reported feeling coerced into obtaining the Covid-19 vaccine or experiencing emotional discomfort over it, and 22% (189) reported having significant anxiety to the point of feeling terrified or as though something terrible would happen. The PFA also disclosed that 520 members used Sporting Chance’s counseling or support services during the previous campaign. The percentages were 47% for active players, 48% for former players, and 5% for players’ families that the union agreed to fund.
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