‘I’M DESPERATE TO GET BACK TO WHERE I WAS’

Charlton striker Clarke so glad to put his injury agony behind him

By John Lyons

ON A HIGH: Blackpool’s Billy Clarke celebrates promotion to the Premier League – before injury struck

FROM the outside looking in, footballers appear to lead a great life. They get well paid for doing a job they love.
But it isn’t always as simple as that. Among other things, there is the battle to win a place in the team, an often nomadic lifestyle, abuse on social media – and the ever-present danger of injury.
It was a year ago today that Charlton striker Bi...

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