“a knee injury changed the shape of my career, but a brain tumour put it all into perspective”

In November 2024 you were named manager of Polish club Lechia Gdansk. How have you found the job? Since I arrived, I’ve barely had a day off, but it’s been hugely fulfilling. At the time, the club wer

You rose through Valencia’s reserves and, after making your debut in 1993, played over 200 La Liga games for them. How do you look back on your time at the Mestalla? I spent a decade there. The impact

was held in one of the roughest prisons in Singapore for 101 days. There were no beds or proper toilets. I was in cells with rapists and murderers. I was punched and beaten up every day. My nose was b

Illness threatened to end Yuli van der Molen ’s career before it had really begun. She tells Tom Davidson how she made it back

You returned to your native North East to sign for Newcastle in WSL 2 this season. Was that an easy decision? I had a few teams to choose from, but once I looked around, I had this feeling that I want

At 16, I was on top of the world. I was double World Youth champion, I’d been the fastest 14-year-old of all time in Europe, and I already had a shoe contract. At 15, I was UK champion over the 100 an