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Liverpool Echo
Entertainment
Grace Hoffman & Gemma Jones

Why Soccer Aid's Alex Brooker had his leg amputated and his fears for his children

Soccer Aid was back on our TV screens tonight helping to raise money for UNICEF.

Alex Brooker was among the line up of famous faces hitting the football pitch. He became the first ever disabled player in the history of the charity event.

Speaking before playing in the match, for England, Alex said: "For me, football was the first time when actually my disability, genuinely, I can honestly say, it stopped me doing something and it bothered me." With his quick wit and belly-laughing humour, the comedian has become a household name over the last few years, reported The Mirror.

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