Not by the Playbook - Rylee Foster is 'braver' following a near-fatal car accident

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Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster discusses signing for Wellington Phoenix two years after a near-fatal car accident left her with seven fractured bones in her neck. Doctors feared she would never play football again and for a time she had to wear a “halo” device. Foster believes she’s a braver person for all she has been through and tells us about her recovery and the significance of her 10:16 tattoo.

Brazilian weightlifter Monique Araujo tells us how competing for a refugee team at the recent IWF World Championships has helped save her life. She fled her home country after being targeted due to her sexual orientation.

Plus, Jo Butterfield describes how she’s continuing to train for the 2026 Winter Paralympics, while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The wheelchair curler – who won Gold in the Club throw at the 2016 Summer Games - is aiming to become the first athlete from Great Britain to win Gold in a Summer and Winter Paralympics.

Photo: Rylee Foster celebrates after the Barclays FA Women's Championship match between Liverpool and Sheffield United at Prenton Park. (Credit: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Published on Saturday, 30th September 2023.

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