Summary
SOME professional footballers will go through the pain barrier in order to play the game they love.
Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper John Achterberg, for example, is prepared to tolerate a high pain threshold rather than allow himself to succumb to injury.See the full content of this document
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Football: Shuker: I I'll Take the Pain for Every Game ; Coca-Cola League One Port Vale V Tranmere, Today, 3pm
So obsessive is the Dutchman in his desire to remain on the field of play that he attempted to carry on after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in a game at Yeovil last month.
Achterberg...See the full content of this document
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