
The Sun - Newcastle United
May 26, 2025 at 03:32 PM
Callum Wilson bravely opens up on the moment he considered taking his own life as a child 💔
🗣️ “I cried myself to sleep at night. I got to about 12, 13 - it was like suicidal moments. When I say I cried myself to sleep, I was just praying to God like 'take me out of this environment, I want to become a footballer'.
“I’ve walked alongside the train track and was building up the courage to jump basically in front of the train. I’ve tied cables around my bedroom rail and my PlayStation remote controller to see if it was strong enough to hold my weight. Football really was my saviour, it was my escape.
"It was my mum on her own, all my siblings in the house. We had a three bedroom council house. Food was sparing to come by. That, along with a bit of turmoil. I probably have a lot of aggression from that point, but football was a place that I could be aggressive in my position on the pitch and it would be ok. It was like a release.”

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