League One

CROOKS: EPILEPSY IS NOT THE END

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The LeaguePaper Team
30 September 2018

By Marthe de Ferrer
LEAGUE TWO

UPBEAT: Matt Crooks

NORTHAMPTON midfielder Matt Crooks has opened up about the challenge of coping with epilepsy as a professional athlete.
Crooks, 24, was diagnosed while at Huddersfield’s academy aged 18 before going on to play for six more clubs – he has been with the Cobblers since July 2017.
He had his first seizure on a night out with two Terriers team-mates, who at first thought he was dying.
“They thought I was playing around at first but then realised it was quite serious,” Crooks told BBC Look East.
A brain scan later revea...

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