“From a scary aspect, I didn’t reflect on that until I was a little bit older,” said Reading midfielder Moore, as Sunday's World Cup opener against Scotland looms. “Two weeks later, I’d had surgery. “If I’d had open heart surgery, it would have been debatable if I’d been able to play football again. Can you imagine trying to chest a ball again?”Almost 12 years on, Moore is looking forward to the challenge of a World Cup, the heart issue rarely in her thoughts. Football has been my life, and it has probably saved my life.”

Source: Daily Mirror June 07, 2019 06:30 UTC