Arsenal and England legend Kenny Sansom is fighting for his life after he was allegedly beaten up in a drunken row.
Sansom, a dynamic left back who won 86 caps, is thought to have fallen and suffered a serious head injury during the disagreement. He has been unable to help police with their enquiries while having treatment in the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and his family are keeping a bedside vigil.
The 61-year-old has endured a series of health problems linked to a desperate struggle with alcohol since his playing career ended in the mid-1990s.