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Rangers whiz Moore reveals myocarditis concern

Rangers whiz Moore reveals myocarditis concern
Rangers whiz Moore reveals myocarditis concernREUTERS

Rangers whiz Mikey Moore has lifted the lid on his mysterious absence last season.

Outstanding for Rangers since joining this season on-loan from Tottenham, teenage Moore missed six weeks last season.

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He has now admitted he was suffering from myocarditis.

Speaking in a video shared on Tottenham’s official website, he recounted: “I was playing really well, starting to find my feet in the first team, then I think it was just before the Galatasaray game.

“I trained a couple of days before it, I think I was set to start or make an appearance in that game, then went for a driving lesson that night and all of a sudden I just felt a pain in my chest. 

“The doctor called me and just said ‘forget about football for now’. It came back that i had myocarditis, which is a virus and it went to my heart, gave me the pain in my heart.

“I’m lucky I caught it early because I’m not sure what could have happened after that. I think I was in bed for six weeks. I wasn’t allowed any exercise.”

Moore added that the illness is not expected to recur, according to specialists.

He also said, “There was a lot of rumours at that time and it was tough to deal with. That six weeks was not six weeks of improving in the gym like with a usual injury.

“Right now, I feel at my best. I feel kind of what I felt like when I first started playing at Tottenham. That’s all done now. Put it behind me. That’s it, really.”

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