For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletterA former Premier League footballer has made a sensational return to football after being left clinically blind in one eye over a year ago. Ex-Manchester City and Hull City defender Omar Elabdellaoui played 90 minutes for Galatasaray on Monday during a 3-2 win against Goztepe in the Turkish Super Lig. Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news? Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter! But the defender returned against all the odds, and reflected on an emotional return to football on Monday evening.

Source: Metro February 24, 2022 09:00 UTC