Seven months ago he was lying on the White Hart Lane turf after collapsing and suffering a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup tie, with doctors saying he was ‘in effect dead’ for almost 80 minutes.
But
following on from his miraculous recovery earlier this year, ex-Bolton
Wanderers star Fabrice Muamba married his fiancée Shauna on Saturday at
the 19th century Peckforton Castle in Cheshire.
New York Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry, 35, flew in from the US to be the 24-year-old’s best man.
Following on from his miraculous recovery
earlier this year, ex-Bolton Wanderers star Fabrice Muamba (right)
married his fiancée Shauna (left) on Saturday at the 19th century
Peckforton Castle in Cheshire
Other guests included former
England striker Andy Cole, 41, while a Manchester-based catering firm
provided Caribbean-themed food - including jerk chicken and curried
goat, reported the Mirror.
Muamba
was also believed to have invited some of the medical staff who helped
save his life, including cardiologist Dr Andrew Deaner, and Manchester
United striker Robin van Persie, 29.
Shauna, 27, was a constant
presence at Muamba’s bedside following his dramatic collapse during
Bolton’s FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham Hotspur in March, which
shocked the footballing world.
Their
wedding was held at the castle where Manchester United defender Rio
Ferdinand, 33, and Sunderland player Wes Brown, 33, both had their
marriages.
Muamba waves to the crowd prior to a match between Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur in May
Muamba proposed to Shauna on
Valentine’s Day earlier this year, just a month before the cardiac
arrest happened.
He was forced to retire from professional football in
August despite his recovery.
The couple have a three-year-old son
named Joshua, who was said to have yelled at the TV when he saw his
father collapse during the match: 'Mummy, Daddy is frozen!'
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