Martin Bengtsson attempted suicide as a young footballer. Now, his story is changing conversations around mental health in football.
Most sports films end with some moment of triumph."Chariots of Fire" with Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell overcoming prejudice and their underdog status to become Olympic champions; Rocky wins the adoration of the crowd and declares his love for his girlfriend; Billy Beane's Moneyball strategy is vindicated.
"Tigers" ends triumphantly because Martin Bengtsson -- the protagonist whose real-life story the film is based on -- survives. When he was 17 years old and dreamed of becoming a professional footballer, Bengtsson was signed by Inter Milan after Chelsea and Ajax had also shown interest in him. He joined Inter's Primavera squad, lived with other academy prospects and was touted as the next Wayne Rooney or Zlatan Ibrahimović. But in Milan, his dream and career unraveled.
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