Sam Thompson shares Soccer Aid health update after suffering calf injury
Former Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson, who suffered a calf injury during his five-day challenge, shared a health update with followers on Instagram
Sam Thompson shared an update on his health after suffering a calf injury ahead of the annual Soccer Aid match. The former Made In Chelsea star sustained an injury during his five-day challenge, during which he raised money for Unicef and surpassed the £1 million mark while getting through 260 miles.
He tore his calf in dramatic scenes during the challenge. While he tried hard in the last week to get his health back to normal, he still isn't able to play football the way he wanted. On Saturday afternoon, he took to his Instagram Stories to share an update with a picture of him his football kit during a training session.
The radio star captioned the post: "Joined training today..." before sharing another picture of him on the sidelines looking defeated while talking to the coaches.
"Then had to rejoin the coaching team," he added in the caption. Speaking on This Morning this week, he explained how he's doing as match day loomed closer.
Sam said: "I'm still very sore, still got the torn calf, however I am here at Soccer Aid HQ and it does not get better than this. We've still got the management team of England, we've got Vicky McClure, Tyson Fury, who's stepping into some new shoes and Harry Redknapp...
"But also because I'm not going to be able to run around, you've also got me, part of the management team. Come on baby!...
"I came here with high hopes and went to see Gary the physio and I can kick a ball from a standing start, but when it comes to like general chaos of playing competitive sport there's just no way.
"I cant really run properly so yeah. They were very kind and said we still want you to be a part, so I get to go on the dark side with Tyson Fury."
Sam has documented his injury and his recovery so far. "On the first day I did the first marathon and on the last 2k I felt like I'd been shot in the back of the leg and I've completely torn the calf muscle but it's fine I'm strapped up!" he revealed of his injury at the time.
"We were absolutely drenched, and my back was aching, but having Chris there kept me going. I can cope with the bad conditions and the aches and pains, but my leg keeps letting me down.
"I was told at the last pitstop I could try and run the last few kilometres to test my leg and my recovery, so I cycled out the pitstop determined to make it as far as I could towards the stadium and tried to run into Villa Park.
"If I have to get up at 4am every morning for the rest of the week to complete this, I will. I'm going to make it to Manchester by Friday. I am so grateful to everyone that has supported me already and donated – that's the one thing keeping going."
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