Former United player: it Was a day from death

"A former United player: ”it Was a day from death”"

"Karel Poborský won the Premier League with Manchester United."

"three years ago, he was a day from death."

"– All of my facial muscles were paralyzed, " says 47-year-old."

"do you Remember Karel Poborský?"

"He was a prominent Czech landslagsforward in over ten years, made a career in Benfica and Lazio, and won the Premier League with Manchester United in 1997."

"three then he was a day from death."

"If I had come to the hospital a day later than I did, had this interview never took place," says 47-year-old to The Guardian."

"in the Summer of 2016, suffered Poborský of a brain infection. He arrived to the hospital and placed immediately in a coma."

"– All of my facial muscles were paralyzed. I spent three weeks in quarantine in the hospital with heavy antibiotics, directly into the veins. I could not eat, I had to cover my eyes because I was so sensitive to light. I was very, very afraid."

"The former United player still don't know what caused the disease. One theory is that he got a tick bite in the face."

"today is Poborský healthy again. He works with the academy of the Czech football association and has been appointed ambassador for euro 2020."

"About a month, he is back at Old Trafford. Then as a striker in the veteran match between Manchester United and Bayern Munich."

"What the audience can expect?"

"We'll see," he says and smiles. "