Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

Ryan Mason Lifts Lid on the Pain He Still Lives With 18 Months After Life-Threatening Head Injury

Former Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has revealed the extent of the damage that he suffered from the 2017 fractured skull that ended his career and threatened his life, recounting in great detail the course of events and how he continues to live in the aftermath, still suffering and striving to overcome the long lasting effects.

Having emerged from the youth setup at Spurs and established himself in the first team, Mason was halfway through a maiden campaign with Hull when a routine Premier League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge changed altered the course of his future.