At the weekend, the Great Britain Deaf football team played against a team of ex-professionals led by former Bolton striker Kevin Davies. A positive story has now appeared on the Sky Sports website, which can be read here.
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Great Britain have gathered much of their support on Twitter, where former Bolton striker Davies was contacted to see if he would get involved.
Davies’ father lost his hearing due to meningitis and won a silver medal representing Great Britain at the Washington Deaflympics in 1965.
“I know what it meant to him, in the United States, competing,” says Kevin. “He was very proud. It was a proud moment for him and his family at the time.
“It can be life changing for these people, it certainly was for my dad. He then appeared on This Is Your Life! He was a very good amateur player and his disability probably prevented him from playing professionally. A lot of people said that at the time.”
Read the full story here: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10801346/kevin-davies-leads-charge-for-great-britain-deaf-team-to-be-heard
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Martyn
March 16, 2017
I was at the game and was standing right next to the home team dugout. It was a proper match, not a light hearted affair.
The Ex pros and celebs gave the GB Deaf team a good test. Everyone behaved impeccably and it was a very friendly event. Not an ego in sight from any of the big names, who were only toohappy to stop afterwards for selfies and autographs.
As a Bolton fan and a deaf guy, I was thoroughly impressed with Kevin Davies and his efforts. I hope the publicity will gather now and the money is raised to send the GB boys on their way. Their number 10 was outstanding, by the way!