Troy Deeney: Being a footballer around Christmas might be the most depressing time of your life – it’s torture

BEING a pro footballer around Christmas might be the most depressing time of your life.

I’m not asking for huge amounts of sympathy.

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We are very privileged people who get paid extremely well, so I don’t expect the tiny violins to be coming out.

But it is not an easy time. Your whole family is buzzing — the Pringles are out, the wine, the beers.