Episode Synopsis "Episode 2: The Beginning of the End"

Danny Higginbotham knew that he was nearing the end of his career when Stoke played Chelsea in 2011, but the serious injury that he suffered at the end of that game all but finished him as a player. He describes the road back, the false starts, the jealousies and the agonies of realising that you've lost the career that you loved. And how the injury made him the person that he is. Stronger and more successful.

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