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GUEST JAY BOTHROYD - PLAYING For ENGLAND, Leaving ARSENAL, NOT Telling his Club About His EPILEPSY, Life in JAPAN & Being in the AGUEROOOO Game
In this episode of The Joy of Football, Jay Bothroyd joins Martin Tyler and Neil Barnett to reflect on an extraordinary career that took him from Arsenal’s academy to the England team, and across the world to Italy, Thailand and Japan. Jay opens up about the anger that ended his Arsenal dream, the call from Dave Jones that saved his career, and his life-changing decision to finally reveal that he kept epilepsy a secret for his entire career. From winning the FA Youth Cup with Arsenal, to sharing a dressing room with Gadaffi’s Son, facing Paolo Maldini, and swapping shirts with Andrés Iniesta…
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