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Danny Rose reveals his secret depression battle as he bares his soul over uncle's suicide, mum's racial abuse and gun attack on brother

Danny Rose (L) in training with England team. [Photo/Courtesy]

Danny Rose has lifted the lid on his battle with ­depression and the catalogue of personal traumas he overcame to save his World Cup dream.

In an astonishingly frank ­interview – the most searingly honest ever given by a current England international – the ­Tottenham star today reveals he was prescribed antidepressants for months as he battled to regain fitness after a knee injury.

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