26 min
Rod Christopher - A life in football Speaking Out - Mental Health & Football
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- Sports
Rod Christopher has spent his life in football.
From playing at grassroots level for years, to youth work and coaching at Leeds United and with Manchester United at the Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools.
Rod opens up about his childhood, race and the pressures of how he was perceived.
He discusses the differences between working within football and playing it for fun, and what caused him to give it all up.
Rod Christopher has spent his life in football.
From playing at grassroots level for years, to youth work and coaching at Leeds United and with Manchester United at the Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools.
Rod opens up about his childhood, race and the pressures of how he was perceived.
He discusses the differences between working within football and playing it for fun, and what caused him to give it all up.
26 min