"I slept and I woke up in hospital with doctors around me, it was scary"

A story that the 'BBC' wanted to review, making the most of their game against Pep Guardiola's side in the FA Cup. The focus will be on Leon Legge, a veteran of League Two's Port Vale (England's fourth tier).

"He played for Little Common. I jumped to head the ball in a training session and when I was coming down I got dizzy. I lost control of my body and fell to the ground. Luckily, the coach, who had a daughter with epilepsy, knew how to treat it. I woke up with all the players around me. An ambulance came and I spent the night in the hospital," Legge recalled about the beginning of this difficult road.

Something he faced early on: "I was at my mother-in-law's house and I stayed up to watch a Tyson Fury fight. I went to sleep and woke up in the hospital with doctors around me, it was terrifying. I have visited many hospitals across the country as a result of my epilepsy".

Still, Legge is clear: "Epilepsy is not a barrier". He knows he could have had a more remarkable career, though he is confident that those problems have not stopped other clubs from signing him.

"I did many tests and they have often been asked if epilepsy affects my career. They're not gonna say it to my face, but I hope it had nothing to do with it. Epilepsy is not going to beat me," he said.

Now, things of destiny, will have the 'small' prize of being able to face Manchester City, one of the best teams in England, in FA Cup.

 

January 3, 2020