EXCLUSIVE: Jansen looks back on the horror accident that almost cost him his life, months after lifting the League Cup with Blackburn and narrowly missing out on a World Cup place"They thought I was dead" - Matt Jansen on horror crash 20 years on from World Cup snub2002 was a year Matt Jansen will never forget. He hit double figures as Rovers' leading marksmen in their first season back after promotion, and he scored the opening goal in their memorable League Cup final victory over Tottenham. That form left him on the cusp of an England call-up just in time for the World Cup in Japan and South Korea that summer. Should Jansen have gone to the World Cup? He played his last Premier League game at the age of 28 with Bolton and spells lower down the league followed.

Source: Metro February 06, 2022 20:10 UTC