Warnock Hid Seizures From Liverpool as a Teenager

Former Premier League defender Stephen Warnock has revealed that he concealed seizures from Liverpool when he was a young player at the club. He says the fear of being released was the reason he kept quiet.

For a teenager trying to earn a professional contract, any sign of a weakness can feel like a risk to a career that has barely started. Warnock's account shows how much pressure young players can feel to hide health problems rather than raise them with the people who run their development.

Warnock went on to play at the top level of English football, but his comments focus on those early years at Liverpool, when his future in the game was still uncertain. His decision to speak about it now adds to a wider conversation about how clubs support players' health and how much honesty they feel able to offer.