Travis Cloke says social media has made life very tough for modern footballers.

Cloke’s final season was interrupted by mental health issues, which forced him to take a two-month break from the game.

He told Neil Mitchell an incident where he was abused online by a 10-year-old was a key moment.

“I broke down,” he said.

“Tears came to me, I was an emotional wreck.

“It’s an area that we never knew could be so strong and so passionate.”

Cloke, 30, retired on Wednesday, ending a 256-game career in which he kicked 452 goals.

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