admin Manchester United icon Andy Cole has made a significant contribution to Kidney Research UK, which it claims is the UK’s largest kidney research charity.
The former striker has donated £250,000 to kidney disease research, according to the Mirror. Cole, revered for his 121 goals at Old Trafford and involved in United’s historic hat-trick in 1999, suffered from kidney problems himself.
In 2017, he needed a kidney transplant after contracting a virus that scarred one of his kidneys, a condition called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
The ex-England International contracted the airborne virus while away on a trip to Vietnam.
Thankfully, Cole, still just 48, underwent surgery and recovered.
In no small part, he has his nephew, Alexander, to thank, as apparently, it was he who donated a kidney, as All Football have reported.
Cole has now turned his attention to ensuring that other less fortunate people have a chance to beat kidney disease too.
He’s established the Andy Cole Fund with Kidney Research UK, to which he has just committed £250,000.
As he put it:
“Kidney disease is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with. We’ve got to make it better for others and research is the answer.
“I’m excited to see what projects we can fund through the Andy Cole Fund Grant Awards to help change the game for kidney patients.”
