Former England keeper Alex McCarthy reveals doctors told him to retire after discovering heart problem caused by Covid

EX-ENGLAND goalkeeper Alex McCarthy was told to retire by doctors due to a heart problem caused by Covid-19. McCarthy, 36, currently plays for Leicester in League One but came close having to hang up his gloves at the back end of the coronavirus pandemic. The exact date of the keeper’s diagnosis is not fully known but he didn’t compete between December 2021 and May 2022 while playing for Southampton . The former England international, who only played once for the Three Lions in a friendly victory over USA back in 2018, underwent a series of tests during the pandemic.