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The former England and Nottingham Forest defender Stuart Pearce says he feels “brilliant in myself” as he recovers from his recent health scare. Pearce spent five days in a Canadian hospital after experiencing chest pains on a flight from the United States.
The 62-year-old’s flight from Las Vegas to Heathrow was diverted to St John’s in Canada, from where he is arranging transport home. Speaking to TalkSport on Tuesday, Pearce said: “I just got a virus, I had a virus that just sort of attached itself to my heart that just needed clearing, rebooting and going through the process, I think.
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