England's Rose reveals battle with depression

England World Cup left-back Danny Rose has been battling with depression which even his parents did not know about until he told the British media this week.

The 27-year-old Tottenham Hotspur defender -- who has told his family to stay away from the finals in Russia later this month because of fears they would be racially abused -- had his depression exacerbated by the suicide of an uncle and one of his brothers narrowly escaping being shot at the family home.

"It's no secret that I've been through a testing time at Tottenham this season," Rose told reporters at England's pre-World Cup finals training camp.

"It led to me seeing a psychologist and I was diagnosed with depression, which nobody knows about.

"I haven't told my mum or my dad, and they are probably going to be really angry reading this, but I've kept it to myself until now."