Lifestyled Club - The Podcast

On this episode, Helen and Maggie are joined by LifeStyled Club member Shauna Muamba. Nearly 10 years ago, Shauna watched her husband, Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, collapse on the pitch 43 minutes after kick-off in the FA Cup tie between Bolton and Spurs. As the stadium fell silent and medical staff huddled around him, the match was abandoned, Fabrice’s heart had stopped beating. Shauna, his fiancée at the time, had to race down to London to be with him.Coming up, Shauna shares with us this traumatic time in her life and supporting Fabrice in his long road to recovery, and how it changed their family.She discusses the financial impact a career-ending injury had on their future, but how an insurance payout eased the blow. Through her own experience, she encourages friends in football to make sure they have a plan in place to protect them.This conversation is a great example of just how much the wives and partners play an important role throughout a players career, not only during times of success but when