West Ham United striker Michael Antonio, who recently suffered a broken leg in a car crash, organized an auction to raise funds for the National Health Service (NHS) and Air Ambulances UK. The auction, featuring match-worn shirts and other signed memorabilia, raised £29,613, which was matched by the West Ham board, bringing the total to £59,226.
London hospital and suffered a broken leg after crashing his £260,000 FerrariAntonio's crash occurred in Epping on the way home from the Hammers' Rush Green training ground and he underwent surgery on the broken leg that night.Each of those, as well as the match-worn shirts, were signed and auctioned off to fans in order to raise cash.The auction raised a total of £29,613 which was matched by the West Ham board, making a total of £59,226 to be split between the two causes.
After impressing in 2008, he was offered a trial at Reading - some five divisions up - and Alan Pardew duly snapped him up.Antonio said: "They kicked me out because I refused to sign a contract. Following spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest, in 2015 he was plucked from the Championship in a £7million deal by West Ham.
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