Wayne Rooney he has said he feared his mental health and drinking problems might have killed him during his playing career.
Rooney, the record goalscorer manchester united (253 goals) and England (53) spoke to the BBC ahead of the release of a documentary about her life and career.
Asked about the mistakes he’s made and the tough places he’s been in mentally, Rooney said: “It could have been girls, it could have been driving under the influence, what I did, it could have been killing someone. , your”. he could kill himself, and that’s a bad place to be.
“I knew I needed help, to save myself but also to save my family.”
Rooney, now manager of championship team Derby County, said he felt he couldn’t come forward and talk about his struggles during his career.
“Ten, 15 years ago, I couldn’t walk into a clubhouse and say ‘I’m struggling with alcohol, I’m struggling with mental health.’ I couldn’t do that,” he said.
The former Manchester United burst onto the scene with England and Euro 2004 and after moving to Old Trafford from Everton at the age of 18, he won the Premier League and the Champions League five times. He also won the FA Cup, Europa League and three League Cups during his time at United and spent two years with the Major League Soccer team. DC attached from 2018-20.
“To go from that to having to deal with becoming a Premier League player at 16 and an international player was something I wasn’t ready for. Rooney told the Daily Mail before the release. from “Rooney,” which premieres on Amazon Prime on February 11.
“I had never thought about the other side of being a football player. I was not ready for that part of life.”
“It took me a long time to get used to that and figure out how to deal with it. It was like being in a place where you just don’t feel comfortable. That was hard for me.”
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