AN American college soccer star who was left for dead after a brutal attack in England has had a dream meeting with his heroes from Manchester United. Ross Good was in a coma for eight days and his promising soccer career was ruined after he was pushed off a 20ft wall. But skipper Roy Keane and manager Sir Alex Ferguson helped to bring him some cheer when United played Celtic in Seattle this week. Ross, 22, was given a signed shirt and introduced to each United star by Sir Alex. He said: "I've always supported United and this is just incredible. I am just totally overwhelmed that they could do all this just for me." His mother Carla said: "I managed to keep the whole thing a secret from Ross until the last minute." Ross was on tour with Whitman College, from Washington State, a year ago when he was mugged for his backpack while in Weston-super-Mare. He fell over a sea wall, suffering a fractured skull, damaged vertebrae and a collapsed eardrum. His parents and sister Elizabeth flew from the States to be at his bedside when he recovered consciousness. His dream meeting with his football heroes came after he wrote to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol thanking the surgeons for saving his life. "I grew up idolising Manchester United. Do you think there would be any way for me to get them to sign a jersey or something?" he wrote. Ross won a special award for his positive attitude in dealing with the attack. He still has back problems and has lost the senses of smell and taste, but has returned to college. "I have about a 90 per cent chance of returning to football next year which I'm very excited about," he said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Free shipping on all inkjet cartridge & refill kit orders to US & Canada. Low prices up to 80% off. We have your brand: HP, Epson, Lexmark & more. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5510 http://us.click.yahoo.com/GHXcIA/n.WGAA/ySSFAA/tsUolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************** Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe from the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
