'I wasn’t able to deal with the injury and the things that had happened within the family.'
Southampton academy graduate Sam McQueen has opened up on his retirement from playing professional football at the age of just 26.
“I just twisted my knee trying to clear a ball. I heard it snap, and knew instantly it was an ACL,” he told southamptonfc.com.“The week before Christmas I started getting hot flushes and found out I had an infection. “I had to rush up to London again to see the surgeon and redo the whole operation, taking ligaments from my other leg to put the knee right that had unfortunately not gone successfully the first time.
“It’s just the amount of time I had not on my feet and running has caused my body to decondition to such a level that now, if I try to join in any parts of training, I just continually get muscle tears in certain areas, and my knee is not able to cope. It became clear that he wasn’t fully prepared to deal with the trauma, and needed help to get through the dark times.“I didn’t maintain a positive attitude; I became quite depressed,” McQueen said.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
WWE Day 1 results after Roman Reigns withdraws with CovidReigns was forced to pull out of the opening show of 2022
Read more »
Joan Collins opens up on heartbreaking accident 'Worst thing that happened to me'JOAN COLLINS opened up on the traumatic injuries her daughter Katy Kass suffered after being hit by a car in the BBC documentary This Is Joan Collins.
Read more »
Southampton ‘angry’ with Premier League over postponed clash with Newcastle, after Saints were forced to play Manchester United with only nine fit first-team playersSouthampton are not happy with the Premier League over their postponed match against Newcastle. talkSPORT understands the south coast club have voiced their grievances with top flight bosses over t…
Read more »
Love Actually and Harry Potter stars join Olivia Colman's new movieEmpire of Light is being directed by Skyfall's Sam Mendes.
Read more »
Paul Newman blasted Steve McQueen as ‘chicken s***’ on The Towering Inferno setPAUL NEWMAN and Steve McQueen co-starred in The Towering Inferno but their pride and competitiveness saw quite the spat behind-the-scenes.
Read more »
Blind date: ‘Max has a penchant for doctors, so in a few years I’ll qualify for another date’Max (left), 28, learning and development director, meets Joe, 26, PhD student
Read more »