Football heroes Fabrice Muamba, Tom Lockyer and Glenn Hoddle have joined a team dubbed the 'Re-Starting 11' – because they’ve all been impacted by life-threatening heart conditions.
The inspiring lineup, unveiled at Wembley Stadium, contains a team of players and fans who have either survived a cardiac arrest or saved someone’s life – and who will be highlighting the importance of learning lifesaving CPR.
The line-up is part of a new campaign, ‘Every Minute Matters’, which was created by Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation.
Graeme Souness, who was diagnosed with coronary heart disease in his early 30s, said: “CPR saves lives – and you only have to look at our Re-Starting 11 to see that.
“It’s a privilege to join a team of inspiring people, many who are only here today thanks to CPR, as we stand with Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation to call on the nation to take action.”
The inspiring lineup, unveiled at Wembley Stadium, contains a team of players and fans who have either survived a cardiac arrest or saved someone’s life – and who will be highlighting the importance of learning lifesaving CPR.
The line-up is part of a new campaign, ‘Every Minute Matters’, which was created by Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation.
Graeme Souness, who was diagnosed with coronary heart disease in his early 30s, said: “CPR saves lives – and you only have to look at our Re-Starting 11 to see that.
“It’s a privilege to join a team of inspiring people, many who are only here today thanks to CPR, as we stand with Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation to call on the nation to take action.”
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00:00 CPR really does save lives. I'm living proof of that.
00:03 There's no better gift in life if you can save someone's life.
00:11 What can you achieve more than that in life?
00:13 And that's what this campaign and that's what it's about, CPR.
00:17 So I'm here today with Sky Bear and the British Heart Foundation
00:20 and they're launching a campaign of Every Minute Matters.
00:22 They're looking to try and get 270,000 people,
00:25 which is three Wembley stadiums, learning CPR
00:29 and if that happens, that can be incredible.
00:31 Anything close to that will be incredible.
00:33 Without CPR, I wouldn't be standing here now.
00:40 It's as simple as that.
00:42 And for Simon Daniels, who's been with me today,
00:44 she's greatly saved my life.
00:45 I call it, in football terminology, my extra time.
00:49 I just hope it doesn't go to penalties.
00:51 Well, I think when you look at the people that are involved today,
00:56 people who actually suffer cardiac arrest and heart attacks,
00:59 people you would never expect them to have gone through that.
01:03 You know, I was 38 when it happened to me.
01:05 I was playing football back in 2016.
01:09 I collapsed and without any warnings and I was actually dead.
01:16 My heart stopped.
01:18 It was a sudden death.
01:19 That's the scary thing about it.
01:21 It doesn't tap you on the shoulder, cardiac arrest.
01:25 It doesn't give you that many warning signs.
01:27 It's been well documented, but I had a cardiac arrest
01:30 on the field of play back in December
01:32 and without the fast actions of people who knew CPR,
01:36 knew how to use a defibrillator,
01:38 I wouldn't be standing here today, pushing this campaign.
01:41 So I'm one of the lucky ones.
01:43 Obviously, I'm a footballer.
01:44 I love playing football, but, you know, there's so much more to life.
01:48 You know, I'm an incredibly proud father now.
01:50 I've got a young daughter.
01:52 It's about saving lives.
01:53 It saved my life and you need and you have to go
01:58 on the British Heart Foundation website.
02:01 It's a 15 minute video and you'll learn it
02:04 and you'll have a basic understanding of it.
02:06 And as I said, God forbid you're ever in that situation,
02:08 but you could save someone's life.
02:10 Skybet are going to donate three million to the British Heart Foundation
02:14 for vital causes and throughout the playoffs,
02:17 they're going to donate £10,000 for every goal scored in the playoffs.
02:21 So, yeah, rack 'em up, lads.
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