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May I recommend you start your Saturday by reading Barney Ronay\u2019s latest column on the Premier League\u2019s work with the Together in Suicide campaign.<\/p>\n
If you watched US television adverts during the World Cup for any length of time one thing just kept leaping out. I\u2019ve mentioned this before here, but it still seems both jarring and significant. Every third or fourth rotation in that endless daytime scroll, in between the Chicken Megadeth Hyper-Box Family Meal Deal, either side of David Beckham expertly consuming a light beer, is an advert for antidepressants.<\/p>\n
The format for these is always the same kind of thing: contented, wholesome people throwing frisbees, or strolling through a small-town antiques fair, while a warm, honeyed, reassuring voiceover talks about how horrifying their lives are, with the suggestion that only a lengthy course of Smileothorium can solve this.<\/p>\n
In another world there would be a call to study this phenomenon, to consider why a nation of such dazzling abundance and opportunity should also feel glazed, worthless and deprived of hope. But this is not that world. More than 50 million Americans have depression. This is demand and supply in action, a battle for market share in a \u00a36bn industry. The US often worries about itself in its post-industrial age. What are we now? What can we still make? Where is the new frontier? Well, human misery is looking pretty hot right now.<\/p>\n
The reason for talking about this here is that English football is doing a good thing this week. Between 4-14 September the Premier League is sponsoring the Together Against Suicide campaign. Harry Kane and Prince William have spoken warmly in support. The league is posting words of solidarity on its X account, which is probably not the best way to cheer yourself up if we\u2019re being honest.<\/p>\n
Read Barney Ronay\u2019s column in full:<\/p>\n
What football is doing here is unequivocally good. Nothing else has the same level of reach and cut-through. Illustration: Illustratration:\/Gary NeillShare<\/a><\/p>\n Good morning football fans, before we start looking ahead to today, shall we have quick recap of last night\u2019s action?<\/p>\n There\u2019s not much to recap, to be honest, although West Ham did pump Wrexham 6-0 in east London<\/a>. Jarrod Bowen got the first just before the half hour as one of six different scorers.<\/p>\n North of the border, Hearts won 3-0 at Stenhousemuir to reach the Scottish League Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Tom will be here shortly, but just to get you in the mood for today\u2019s football action, here are the Premier League games:<\/p>\n Bournemouth v Brentford (3pm, all times BST) And here are all of today\u2019s fixtures<\/a>. Get in touch to let us know if you\u2019re going to a game, or following any in particular, at matchday.live@theguardian.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town (3pm)
Chelsea v Hull City (3pm)
Liverpool v Fulham (3pm)
Tottenham v Everton (5.30pm)
Sunderland v Arsenal (8pm)<\/p>\n