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Ex-footballer gets hospice visit from club legend

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A terminally-ill footballer who once played for Leicester Ladies had said it was "very emotional" to be visited by a club legend.

Janet Wheatley, from Loughborough, has cancer and is being cared for by LOROS hospice.

The 65-year-old played for Leicester Women from 1974 until 1979 and is still a season ticket holder.

Last week Alan Birchenall, who played for Leicester City from 1971 until 1977, and is a LOROS patron, presented her with a shirt signed by the team.

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Ms Wheatley said: “I played football from 1974 until 1979 for Leicester Women, as a winger.