48-year-old in hospital after suffering bleeding on brainClub’s academy director Harper was taken ill on Monday
The former Newcastle goalkeeper and current academy director Steve Harper is “recovering well” in hospital after suffering a subarachnoid haemorrhage.
The club said that the 48-year-old was awake after being taken ill on Monday. A subarachnoid haemorrhage is an uncommon type of stroke caused by bleeding on the surface of the brain.
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