Fabrice Muamba has refused to rule out the possibility of playing professional football again as he continues to nurse his way back to full health.
Midfielder focused on recovery but refuses to rule out return
Fabrice Muamba has refused to rule out the possibility of playing professional football again as he continues to nurse his way back to full health.
The Bolton midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup tie at Tottenham on 17th March, with his heart stopping for 78 minutes.
The 24-year-old has made a remarkable recovery since then, and was discharged from hospital after a month-long stay.
He has continued to make progress from that point and was invited to take part in a short ceremony at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, prior to kick-off in a charity match between Real Madrid and Manchester United legends.
Muamba admits he has a long way to go before he can contemplate making a return to competitive action, but he is not about to give up on that dream.
He told
AS: "I am happy to be here and the fact is I continue to feel fine. I am improving slowly but surely.
"At the moment I am not doing exercise, I am just enjoying life and travelling. It is a great privilege to be able to live with the assistance of a respiratory machine or something like that. It is fantastic.
"I am making small steps every day. I am still being medicated and we will see what happens. I have to co-ordinate with my doctor and see what he says but I'll never say never."
Miracle
The former England Under-21 international also spoke of his recollection of the day he collapsed.
"The only thing I remember about the game is running back and falling," he said.
"I felt dizzy whilst I was moving back, very dizzy.
"It was a strange sensation, I felt like I was running inside someone else's body and then I fell. My head hit the ground twice and I lost consciousness. I was dead.
"I didn't feel pain in my body or my head. I didn't feel anything. That happened on the Saturday and I didn't wake up until the Monday.
"I have never watched the video because I am not yet ready. Now I intend to enjoy life. It is a miracle that I can do things like travel. It is a miracle because I shouldn't even have lived, so everything that comes now is a bonus."
