As many of you will know, I had a life-saving liver transplant in March 2023. After my surgery, one of my first questions (and most frequently asked) was “When can I play football again?” Sport provided me with targets to hit in my recovery, and I’m now back to playing as often as I was before my illness.

Excitingly, this has put me in the position of being called up to represent England at the Transplant World Cup in Cervia, Italy this September. I’m so buzzing to be able to showcase how far I have come personally, as well as raising awareness about the possibilities for organ transplantees. And most importantly, winning a World Cup!!

If you can spare anything at all to help Transplant Sport UK fund not only the squads for the football World Cup, but so many other safe sporting opportunities for transplant patients, I will be eternally grateful. Jack xx

For forty-five years, the World Transplant Games Federation has been working to improve the lives of organ transplant recipients around the world by encouraging participation in Olympics-style events every two years - the summer and winter World Transplant Games - and to call attention to the success of this miraculous medical therapy that allows critically ill individuals to have their health and prosperity restored through the miracle of organ donation.

Continuing the WTGF’s mission, the Federation’s Board of Directors approved establishing a significant new initiative - the Transplant Football World Cup - to provide a new and exciting international event for transplant football. Modelled on the FIFA World Cup, the competition will feature teams from the Federation member countries competing in a World Cup format to crown an International Champion.

Please help support our players who have overcoming such adversity in their lives in showing the life changing/saving benefit of organ donation.

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