The former England captain Stuart Pearce is recovering in hospital after suffering a medical emergency on a transatlantic flight.
The former Nottingham Forest and Newcastle full-back, who is 62, was taken ill on a flight from Las Vegas to the UK on Monday. He had visited the US to watch the Super League match between Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves.
According to a report in the Sun, the flight to Heathrow was diverted to St John’s in Canada with Pearce in severe pain. He was taken to hospital in Canada and the plane flew on to London, arriving six hours behind schedule.
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Pearce played more than 700 professional games, starting his career by spending five years at non-league Wealdstone. He went on to play for Coventry, Nottingham Forest – where he made 401 appearances over 12 years – Newcastle, West Ham and Manchester City. He also won 78 England caps, and managed Manchester City and England Under-21s.
