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Horror leg break gave me a new lease of life

Mark Beesley thought his career was over after suffering a devastating cruciate ligament injury at the age of 24.
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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: MARK BEESLEY
By CHRIS DUNLAVY

MAKING A MARK: Mark Beesley in action for Cambridge United
PICTURE: Alamy

MARK Beesley thought his career was over after suffering a devastating cruciate ligament injury at the age of 24.
The forward – then at Forest Green Rovers – was even warned by doctors that he might lose his leg.
Yet within 18 months he had returned to form a prolific strike partnership with Stuart Fleetwood and subsequently reaffirmed his reputation as one of the most intelligent forwards outside the Football League.
Here he recalls learning his trad...

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