The Chelsea No 10’s career was in peril when she developed pericarditis, but now she’s fit and ready for a new WSL season
Fran Kirby knew something was wrong, very wrong, when she could no longer climb her stairs without resting halfway. The Chelsea and England No 10 – once described as her country’s Mini Messi – was also suffering stabbing chest pains, breathlessness, nausea and dizziness. Medics feared her career could be over.
“I was extremely vulnerable and very poorly for a long time,” says Kirby, looking a picture of health while addressing a computer screen in the first-floor bedroom she no longer struggles to reach.
Continue reading…The Chelsea No 10’s career was in peril when she developed pericarditis, but now she’s fit and ready for a new WSL seasonFran Kirby knew something was wrong, very wrong, when she could no longer climb her stairs without resting halfway. The Chelsea and England No 10 – once described as her country’s Mini Messi – was also suffering stabbing chest pains, breathlessness, nausea and dizziness. Medics feared her career could be over.“I was extremely vulnerable and very poorly for a long time,” says Kirby, looking a picture of health while addressing a computer screen in the first-floor bedroom she no longer struggles to reach. Continue reading…