Football legend Graeme Souness has revealed he is going to tackle the biggest challenge of his life - swimming the English Channel.
The Rangers, Liverpool and Scotland hero, who has just turned 70, will attempt the daring feat next month in a bid to raise £1.1m to stop the pain of epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Graeme’s gutsy swim has been inspired by brave 14-year-old EB sufferer Isla Grist, whose fragile “butterfly wing” skin blisters and tears at the slightest touch.
The former Rangers and Liverpool manager, who will attempt the Channel crossing on June 18 as part of a team of six, said: “Over the past few years I have spent a lot of time with courageous Isla and her family and have seen first-hand the extreme pain this devastating incurable condition causes and the daily challenges it creates for them.
