On eve of World Mental Health Day, FIFA shares SMPS findings relating to this year's men's global showpiece

Zurich (Switzerland), Oct 9 (UNI) Online abuse can have a serious impact on the mental health of those targeted, potentially contributing to anxiety, chronic stress and depression. In this context, FIFA's continued investment in its Social Media Protection Service (SMPS) reflects the organisation's commitment to making the digital world a safer place for the players, coaches, other team representatives and match officials as well as the teams, involved in FIFA events. On the eve of World Mental Health Day, FIFA has revealed that the SMPS analysed over 17 million posts and comments surrounding this year's FIFA World Cup, 240,000 of…