The New Saints striker Brad Young says being stabbed three times and needing life-saving surgery turned out to be a 'good thing' for his football career.
The New Saints striker Brad Young says being stabbed three times and needing life-saving surgery turned out to be a "good thing" for his football career.Young was 17 when he was attacked in a Solihull park in May 2020 and suffered a 12cm knife wound which needed an operation and three blood transfusions for him to survive.
"I fought back, the guy that punched me in my face had me in a headlock and I just felt something weird in my back. I let go, looked down and saw I'd been stabbed three times. "At that age I was messing about and going out, I wasn't taking football seriously, I was partying, normal stuff 17-year-olds do, but not normal for a footballer to do.
Their reward for an excellent season is a Champions League qualifier against Montenegrin side FK Decic, with the first leg taking place at Park Hall on Tuesday.
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