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Former England international Stuart Pearce is recovering in hospital after suffering a health scare on a flight from Las Vegas, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
The Virgin Atlantic aircraft was bound for London Heathrow on Monday but Pearce, who was with his partner, fell ill on the flight and it was forced to divert its path and land in Canada.
Pearce was met by medical services at the St John’s International Airport, Newfoundland, with the plane forced to land at the easternmost point of Canada before crossing the Atlantic.
According to reports, Pearce was then taken to hospital before the plane continued to London. The 62-year-old was in Las Vegas to watch the Super League match between Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves last weekend.
Pearce won 78 England caps and played key roles at the 1990 World Cup and Euro 96 tournaments. He played over 400 games for Nottingham Forest, and appeared for Coventry, Newcastle, West Ham and Manchester City, who he also managed.
Pearce has recently worked as a pundit for TalkSport and was a member of David Moyes’ backroom team at West Ham, a position he left in 2022.
