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Ex-Liverpool defender reveals secret battle with seizures

Ex-Liverpool defender reveals secret battle with seizures
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Stephen Warnock made 541 appearances as a professional Former Liverpool defender, Stephen Warnock, has revealed that he hid his seizures from the club as a youngster because he feared being released. Warnock, who came through Liverpool’s youth academy and went on to make 67 appearances for the club, said he suffered several seizures during his teenage years but was too frightened to inform the club.
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  • ✦That was what petrified me.” The former defender revealed that his first seizure happened while he was at school, leaving him unconscious before he woke up in hospital.
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Sunday:The 44-year-old, who now works as a football pundit for BBC Radio 5 Live, made the revelation while responding to an interview with Hull City midfielder Matt Crooks, who has epilepsy on Sunday.
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  • ✦Stephen Warnock made 541 appearances as a professional Former Liverpool defender, Stephen Warnock, has revealed that he hid his seizures from the club as a youngster because he feared being released.
  • ✦Warnock, who came through Liverpool’s youth academy and went on to make 67 appearances for the club, said he suffered several seizures during his teenage years but was too frightened to inform the club.
  • ✦That was what petrified me.” The former defender revealed that his first seizure happened while he was at school, leaving him unconscious before he woke up in hospital.
Key Facts:Sunday: The 44-year-old, who now works as a football pundit for BBC Radio 5 Live, made the revelation while responding to an interview with Hull City midfielder Matt Crooks, who has epilepsy on Sunday.
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Former Liverpool defender, Stephen Warnock, has revealed that he hid his seizures from the club as a youngster because he feared being released. The

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Stephen Warnock made 541 appearances as a professional Former Liverpool defender, Stephen Warnock, has revealed that he hid his seizures from the club as a youngster because he feared being released.

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Warnock, who came through Liverpool’s youth academy and went on to make 67 appearances for the club, said he suffered several seizures during his teenage years but was too frightened to inform the club.

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The 44-year-old, who now works as a football pundit for BBC Radio 5 Live, made the revelation while responding to an interview with Hull City midfielder Matt Crooks, who has epilepsy on Sunday.

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