Muamba continues recovery

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba has revealed he took part in an impromptu game of football while on holiday in May, two months after collapsing during an FA Cup tie against Tottenham with a cardiac arrest.

Muamba told CNN:

"I was on holiday and I was staying in a hotel and there were quite a few footballers in the hotel as well. The staff of the hotel usually play against the visitor so I was by the pool and I heard they were playing football," he said.

"Then I went across and saw other footballers playing and I told my friends and Shauna - I told her 'I am sorry but I am going to play football'. She goes 'are you sure?' and I say 'yes' and I just went in there."

Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba says today has been his "hardest day" since leaving hospital.

The star's heart stopped beating naturally for 78 minutes after he collapsed during Bolton's FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham Hotspur on March 17.

He left hospital one month later, with doctors calling his recovery "a miracle."

Fabrice Muamba's young son cried out "daddy is frozen" as he saw him collapse on TV during a football match as he suffered cardiac arrest.

The Bolton Wanderers midfielder's fiancee, Shauna Magunda, told The Sun about the moment she and three-year-old Joshua saw the Premier League star collapse.

She said: "Joshua seemed to think his dad was playing. The reaction of the fans and other players told me something was seriously wrong. People were crying and chanting Fabrice's name.

"Then my phone started ringing. Fabrice's agent got through to me and confirmed my worst fear - his heart had stopped beating."

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba has revealed he could only walk five paces after regaining consciousness following his shock cardiac arrest.

The star's heart stopped beating naturally for 78 minutes after he collapsed during Bolton's FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham Hotspur on March 17.

He told The Sun: "I couldn't believe how wrecked I felt.

"I only managed about five paces from my bed, but felt like I'd just run the London marathon.

"It was a shock feeling like that because I've trained hard all my adult life and like to think I'm in very good shape."

"But now I'm making progress. It's too early to say whether I'll play football professionally again but I have great faith in God and I have hope, so who knows?

"If I can come back from the dead then perhaps I can achieve anything."

Dr Iqbal Malik, cardiologist at Hammersmith Hospital, has told ITV News it appears that Fabrice Muamba will make "a good physical and mental recovery" but it will take "several months to really get back" to form.

A leading cardiologist has described Fabrice Muamba's release from hospital as "almost a miracle".

Dr Iqbal Malik, cardiologist at Hammersmith Hospital, said:

Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle has said that "everyone in the club is delighted" by news that footballer Fabrice Muamba has been discharged from hospital. Mr Coyle said:

"We would also like to add our thanks to the staff at The London Chest Hospital for their care and treatment of Fabrice, which has been outstanding.

"It is important that Fabrice and his family are now given time and space to be together, and we would ask the media to continue to respect their privacy.”

Dr Andrew Deaner (pictured left above) - a consultant cardiologist - rushed from his seat in the crowd at Tottenham's White Hart Lane when Muamba collapsed to help with his treatment.