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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T13:18:37.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nAmy Carr, the former England youth international goalkeeper who represented Arsenal, Chelsea and Reading during her playing career, has passed away at the age of 35 following a prolonged fight against a brain tumour.\n\nBrain Tumour Research confirmed the news on social media earlier today.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThey paid tribute to the footballer who earned 16 caps for England at the youth level, progressing through to the Under-19s.\n\nCarr received her diagnosis of a high-grade brain tumour back in 2015.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIn the years that followed, she demonstrated remarkable resilience, becoming an advocate for brain tumour awareness and research funding.\n\nThe discovery of her illness came after Carr blacked out after seeing a spider, an extreme reaction that prompted her to seek medical attention.\n\nAn MRI scan subsequently revealed a tumour the size of a golf ball.\n\nShe told the BBC at the time: \"I knew I didn't like spiders, but blacking out seemed like an extreme response. I'd never reacted that way to anything before.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDoctors performed a craniotomy to remove as much of the growth as possible.\n\nThe procedure left Carr unable to walk or speak for eight days afterwards.\n\nShe then underwent radiotherapy, chemotherapy and extensive physiotherapy to regain her mobility and speech.\n\nDespite the severity of her condition, Carr achieved something extraordinary in 2024 by completing the Dublin Marathon on behalf of Brain Tumour Research.\n\n### LATEST SPORT NEWS\n\n\n\n\n  * 'No one can exclude us from World Cup' rages Iran after Donald Trump issues new warning to players\n  * Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace suffer shoddy home performances in Europe\n  * Aston Villa earn slim Lille win thanks to wonderful Ollie Watkins goal\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHer efforts generated £28,718 in donations to support vital research into the disease.\n\nThe accomplishment was all the more remarkable given the treatment she had endured in the years prior.\n\nThe tumour she battled was a grade four astrocytoma, and she had believed herself recovered until experiencing blurred vision and slurred speech following a routine check-up in 2024.\n\nDoctors then delivered devastating news that the tumour had returned, and her illness was terminal.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShe was given between six and nine months to live.\n\nBrain Tumour Research paid tribute to Carr in a statement, saying: \"Amy showed incredible strength and determination after being diagnosed with a high-grade brain tumour in 2015.\"\n\nThe charity added: \"Our thoughts are with Amy's family, friends and everyone who loved her. We are so grateful for the awareness she raised and the difference she made.\"\n\nA celebration of Carr's life will take place on March 23 in Hertfordshire.\n\nA JustGiving page remains open for those wishing to donate to brain tumour research in her memory.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Former Arsenal, Chelsea and England footballer passes away from brain tumour as tributes flood in"
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