"I go to football every week, all my life. Home, away, England away, all of it, says Roman Kemp. And there is something about it that is transcendent. It almost feels like religion to me. Like if you go on holiday and you go into a church, even if it's empty, you can feel the energy it's got in there. A football stadium is the same."
"On Wednesday the Premier League is launching an initiative, Together Against Suicide, which seeks to bring attention to the topic and better highlight the support available to people who experience suicidal thoughts. It will work online and in grounds, where 11 clubs will trial spaces for people to access information. This is the fruition of a plan devised by Kemp and his friend the Tottenham chief executive, Vinai Venkatesham (they met before he left Arsenal),"
Roman Kemp attends football matches weekly, home and away, and describes the stadium experience as transcendent and almost religious. He analyzes Arsenal's season statistically and brings broad enthusiasm from his media career to football. Kemp helped create Together Against Suicide with Tottenham chief executive Vinai Venkatesham, a Premier League initiative launching with online resources and stadium trials at 11 clubs to highlight support for people with suicidal thoughts. The initiative aims to place compassion and connection at football's heart. Kemp experienced clinical depression as a teenager, had suicidal thoughts, and lost his friend Joe Lyons to suicide, which spurred his documentary and advocacy.
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