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ITV's offer to footballer cuts no ice

Fabrice Muamba
Former Bolton Wanderers star Fabrice Muamba said that appearing on Dancing on Ice would be more dangerous than football. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images

Fabrice Muamba, the former Bolton Wanderers star forced into retirement by a heart condition, has described the prospect of appearing on Dancing on Ice as "more dangerous than football," reports the Daily Express. Muamba was approached by ITV to star on the show, a slightly suspect proposition given the reason he hit headlines was from almost dying on the pitch, but said that his "insurance doesn't cover it". Apparently, what is covered is potential humiliation as Muamba reckons he'd love to give Strictly Come Dancing a go. "I love salsa, so I'd be well up for that," he told the Radio Times.

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