Former Northern Ireland international hoping others can follow his journey
It wasn't the ending Stuart Dallas had wished for but the 32-year-old is hoping his journey can inspire the next generation of Irish League stars to "never give up".
"I know the JD Academy is in place now giving young players a better platform. When I was coming through I didn’t have that. Hopefully people can look at my journey to never give up. Dallas suffered the injury in a challenge with Manchester City's Jack Grealish during a game in 2022 and said he "tried everything I could" in a bid to get back playing again, but ultimately had to accept it wasn't going to happen.
"I’ve known for a few weeks now but we wanted to give it one last chance but that didn’t work out. My body wouldn’t let it get me to where I needed to get to. I’m 33 this week but even if I was 21 or 22 even with the seriousness of the injury it was impossible to get back from."
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