Soccer: Listening the key to better mental health, says ex-keeper Shannon

FILE PHOTO: Mental health advocate and former Scotland international goalkeeper Shannon Lynn poses for a photograph at Malmo, where she now works as goalkeeping coach for FC Rosengard, Sweden, March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Philip O'Connor

MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Former Scotland goalkeeper Shannon Lynn has called for clubs to become better listeners after a Swedish study focused on the top two men's divisions found 27% of coaches and 23% of players in Sweden showed symptoms of depression.

The study, carried out by Swedish Elite Football and the Karolinska Institute, recommended better policies and education in the area of mental wellbeing in soccer.