‘Footballers are not superheroes’: we must tackle the mental and physical pressures of elite sport
11 June 2026Nature, Published online: 11 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01865-2
As the men’s football World Cup gets under way, how the game weighs on the health of athletes still isn’t talked about enough, says player-turned-medic Vincent Gouttebarge.