Risk of death to oldest man at World Cup - walking miracle Gordon

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Risk of death to oldest man at World Cup - walking miracle Gordon

In March this year, Craig Gordon travelled to London to see a man called Usamah Jannoun, a spine doctor who didn't sugarcoat the risks involved in the treatment the 43-year-old needed to fix a neck …

In March this year, Craig Gordon travelled to London to see a man called Usamah Jannoun, a spine doctor who didn't sugarcoat the risks involved in the treatment the 43-year-old needed to fix a neck injury. "You've read the information leaflet," Jannoun told the injured Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper. "You could get paralysis, you could die…" From there to here - in Charlotte, North Carolina getting ready for a World Cup that must have seemed like an impossible dream only a few short months ago. …

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