Corinthian FC manager describes young player who collapsed during game
Cameron Beckles' family and the club say there have been positive signs in the past few days, with slight movement and him being able to say a couple of words as well as laughing and joking.
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00:00 - Yeah, he's a wholehearted defender.
00:02 I had a really good chat having never met mum and dad
00:05 before these circumstances,
00:06 and you meet them in the hospital for the first time.
00:08 And I said, we had a really good, honest chat with Cameron
00:10 at the start of the season,
00:11 and he wasn't quite in our plans.
00:12 He came to us in pre-season and did well.
00:15 And we offered him the opportunity to go and play
00:16 at a club that we'd lined up for him.
00:18 But his answer was, "No, I want to play for Corinthians.
00:21 I'm going to prove you wrong."
00:22 And he showed from those stages that he was a fighter
00:25 and he wanted to work hard and he got his opportunity.
00:27 But he's taking this challenge on
00:29 like he does with his football.
00:30 He's leaving no stone unturned.
00:31 He's fighting for everything.
00:33 And it's really, really good to see,
00:35 even though it's small baby steps.
00:36 I think it's one of those,
00:37 the wider football community comes together
00:39 in times of crisis like this really is.
00:42 We all have our frenemies
00:44 and everyone has their own football rivalries.
00:46 But I think something like this happening
00:48 to a 19-year-old kid just puts everything
00:49 into perspective a little bit.
00:50 So we massively appreciate all the well wishes
00:53 and the donations on the GoFundMe.
00:54 And it's his birthday next Friday.
00:56 So it's a tough lead up to Christmas,
00:58 particularly with what's happened at the moment.
01:00 So yeah, just keep spreading the word.
01:02 We massively appreciate absolutely everything
01:04 that everyone's offering to do and doing for Cam.
01:06 So yeah, from the bottom of my heart,
01:09 just a real big thank you.