Episode 15 - Barrington Atkins from Stewarts & Charlotte Fryatt
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English - March 11, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSports Health & Fitness footballers wives professional football soccer wellbeing mental health women in sport wives and partners Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Losing a professional football career through injury is devastating to any player and their family, especially when it is through medical negligence.
Today's guest is Charlotte Fryatt, wife of former professional footballer Matty Fryatt who previously played at clubs such as Leicester, Hull and Nottingham Forest.
After suffering from an Achilles injury, Matty claims he was pressured to play, causing the damage that ended his career prematurely. Charlotte opens up on the effect these situations have on footballers’ families and who they turned to for help and support.
Also joining in on our conversation is Barrington Atkins, a sports disputes lawyer at leading law firm Stewarts who represented Matty and Charlotte in a successful claim against his former club.
As well explaining why he advised Matty and Charlotte to take legal action, Barrington also talks to us about his thoughts on medical negligence and how mentally it can be just as damaging as the injury itself.
This was such an important story to share, both Charlotte and Barrington hope their case will continue to raise awareness for player welfare and the duty of care owed by medical practitioners to footballers.
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