Former English international Stuart Pearce is recovering at a hospital in Canada after suffering an ambulance in flight from the United States.
The 62-year-old was in Las Vegas, who attended the Super League conflict between Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves when he became ill in the flight Virgin Atlantic Home.
After receiving treatment on board, a decision was made to a plane for an emergency landing, although Pearce’s colleague from Talxport, Sam Matterface, said he was “in a great mood.”
Matterface, reporting from the game between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City-two Pearce’s former club-which Forest won 1-0, said: “I talked to him [Pearce] It is in a great mood yesterday.
“He’s not 100%, that’s definitely the case, but he’s in the right place, he’s in the hospital. They deal with it.
“A little disappointed that he is not here today [the City Ground]He was the most frustrated because of that.
Psycho. ❤️
– Nottingham Forest (@nffc) March 8, 2025
“He actually told me,” I have so much that I had to cancel. Some great games, and Mumford and sons play on Wednesday night and I can’t go now. ‘ He wasn’t happy about that. It’s in a good mood. “
The applause could be heard from the fans in the game after three minutes – the number that Pearce wore during his career – while the messages were shown on the screens within the stadium stating: “Soon Stuart.
Pearce, who is considered a fierce and scary competitor and nickname “Psycho” during his playing career, appeared 78 times for England.
He was part of the Three Lions team, which reached the semifinals at the 1990 World Cup and 1996 European Championships, and the leader of the men’s national team for one game in 2012 was the leader of the men’s national team.
