4 h. ago Make It to Munich review – uplifting story of a young footballer cycling to recovery

Touching film recounts the teenage Scottish player Ethan Walker’s 745-mile pilgrimage to the Euros and his comeback from a devastating accidentThis is an uplifting film about a miracle of ordinary life: the lightning-fast recovery of the teenage Scottish footballer Ethan Walker after being hit by a car, and the 745 mile (1,200km) bike ride he undertook from Hampden Park, Glasgow, to Munich just nine months after the accident to deliver the match pennant for the opening game of Euro 2024.Walker – on a football scholarship in New York when he was struck at 60mph – suffered cataclysmic injuries, including two brain haemorrhages, multiple fractures, the dislocation of his right knee and a lacerated lung. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I found my new husband dying in the road by following his Garmin after he was hit and killed by professional footballer

Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins, 36, struck Adrian Daniel, 33, after he failed to see the cyclist as the footballer pulled out of a T-junction after failing to stop at a give-way sign.

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2 w. ago Mirror's Daily Digest: Our top stories from jailed footballer to soap stars getting engaged

In this Thursday's Mirror Daily Digest, we've pulled together the biggest stories of the day from an EFL footballer jailed for killing a cyclist to Emmerdale stars' surprise engagement

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2 w. ago Professional footballer who killed cyclist after crashing into him in £200,000 Mercedes G350 Station Wagon when pulling out of junction is jailed

Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins, 36, struck Adrian Daniel, 33, after he failed to see the cyclist as the footballer pulled out of an awkward T-junction.

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2 w. ago Professional footballer Lucas Akins jailed for causing death of cyclist in crash

Mansfield Town forward admitted causing death by careless driving as he took daughter to a piano lesson

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2 w. ago Professional footballer who killed cyclist in crash after giving him 'no time to brake' when pulling out of junction is jailed

Mansfield Town striker Lucas Akins, 36, struck Adrian Daniel, 33, after he failed to see the cyclist as the footballer pulled out of an awkward T-junction.

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2 w. ago EFL footballer Lucas Akins jailed for causing death of cyclist after crashing Mercedes

EFL footballer Lucas Akins has been handed a prison sentence following a hearing at Leeds Crown Court following the death of a cyclist in March 2022

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2 w. ago Ex SPFL footballer jailed for 14 months after killing cyclist in devastating Mercedes crash

The 36-year-old had two years in Scotland at both Hamilton and Partick Thistle

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2 w. ago Professional footballer jailed for causing death of cyclist in crash

Mansfield Town forward Lucas Akins admitted causing the death by careless driving of cyclist Adrian Daniel, 33, in Huddersfield.

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2 w. ago EFL footballer handed prison sentence after crashing Mercedes and killing cyclist

Lucas Akins, a footballer who has played a number of games in the English football pyramid, has been handed a prison sentence following an hearing at Leeds Crown Court

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3 w. ago Sports quiz of the week: Rory McIlroy, Marc Márquez and Champions League

Have you been paying attention to the football, snooker, golf, motor sport, hockey, chess, cycling and boxing? Continue reading...

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