Former Chelsea and Arsenal women’s footballer Amy Carr has died at the age of 35 after a long battle with a brain tumour.
Carr, a former goalkeeper who represented England at Under-17 and Under-19 levels, had been diagnosed with a brain tumour for a second time.
She was first diagnosed in 2015 after blacking out at the sight of a spider, which prompted doctors to carry out an MRI scan that revealed a tumour 'the size of a golf ball'.
She later underwent a craniotomy in an attempt to remove as much of the tumour as possible, with the procedure leaving her unable to walk or speak for eight days.
Carr received a combination of radiotherapy, chemotherapy and extensive physiotherapy as she worked to regain her mobility and speech.
Amy Carr Dies Aged 35
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Tributes have poured in following Carr’s passing, with the England women’s football team releasing a statement.
Carr’s former club, Chelsea, also paid tribute following the goalkeeper’s death.
In 2024, Carr remarkably raised more than £28,000 for charity by running the Dublin Marathon to support vital brain tumour research.
Hailing from Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, Carr played for Arsenal, Chelsea, and Reading before earning a football scholarship in the USA.
She was playing professional football for IL Sandviken in Norway at the time of her first diagnosis and later worked as a coach in Milton Keynes.