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’d get up in the morning on Christmas Day, do stuff with the kids, have a light breakfast, probably run a 5k on the treadmill, then the family came over to have dinner but you are always watching the time.
Now I am retired — my first Christmas away from the game for nearly 20 years — I asked my family to give me a third more than I can even stomach.
I remember as a footballer having Christmas dinner and knowing we were playing a game the next day.
I would have to ask for a third of what I would normally stuff on my plate.
