Ian Wright has been paying £1,700 a month to fund a female footballer’s ACL rehab, with the player in question believing he deserves more credit for his commitment to the women’s game.
Kayleigh McDonald, who is now a free agent, sustained the injury in March 2024 while playing for Stoke City. The club’s men’s team are in the Championship, while their women’s side are semi-professional and in the third tier.
After waiting weeks for a diagnosis, during which she was unable to do her day job as a materials co-ordinator for a vehicle manufacturer, Stoke told McDonald that she would have to arrange an operation through the NHS. Confronted with a long waiting list, McDonald set up a GoFundMe page to obtain private healthcare, and
