Teen who battled rare bone cancer invited to train with Scotland's amputee football team
A Scots mum has thanked the NHS for saving her son's life and keeping his dream of playing football for Scotland alive.
And just four weeks after the successful surgery, Connor was back on the pitch learning how playing amputee football. His talent for the sport has seen him invited to Premier League side Everton for a training session and he now aims to represent Scotland’s national amputee football team, with a training camp in Poland planned for this summer.
“Mr Duncan was amazing, he explained everything to Connor and that if he chose the option of re-constructing his leg then he wouldn’t be able to play sports again but also mentioned the option of taking up amputee football." Ayr boss Lee said: “We were made aware of Connor’s story as his mum, Pauline, works with us on match days.
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