I was Man City prospect who fell into booze and drugs, was stabbed twice and jailed… now I’m earning coaching badges
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FORMER Manchester City prospect Daniel Warrender has opened about being jailed and stabbed twice after falling into booze and drugs. Manchester-born Warrender has since turned his life around and is working hard to earn an Uefa B coaching badge. Warrender bravely opened up about overcoming past struggles on the 'I Had Trials Once Podcast'.
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The former Man City youth star was first stabbed outside a city centre nightclub following a Manchester derby match in 2010. Warrender’s wound was reportedly minor, but doctors informed him that the shock of the incident had brought on a heart problem.
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And the ex-defender unfortunately went on to land himself in a world of trouble with the law a year later in 2011. Warrender was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2013 after punching a man in a nightclub bust-up. According to court reports at the time, he left the victim scarred after he fell over on to a broken pint glass.
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The shards tore a 3.5cm wound down the man's right cheek, and made several other cuts on his face, nose and arm, a court heard. The judge noted that Warrender was usually a "decent, hard working man" but had drunk "a skin-full" of alcohol before the attack in Stockport.
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Justice Bernard Lever told him that his single blow had "absolutely tragic consequences" for both men, according to the Manchester Evening News. And that it did, as Warrender, who was playing football for non-league side Ramsbottom United at the time, found himself behind bars.
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