Overview

• Stuart Pearce, 62, experienced a medical emergency during a Virgin Atlantic flight from Las Vegas to London Heathrow on Monday.
• The flight was diverted to St John’s International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada, where Pearce was met by medical personnel and taken to a hospital.
• Pearce had been in Las Vegas to watch a rugby league match between Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves over the weekend.
• He is now recovering in hospital and reportedly in good spirits, though not yet fully recovered, according to a colleague from TalkSport.
• Pearce, a former England international with 78 caps, is celebrated for his football career with clubs like Nottingham Forest and Manchester City and his later work as a coach and pundit.