Ellis Robinson, who was left paralysed after an accident nine years ago, passed away at the age of 27 on November 28 - his friends and family have been left heartbroken

An "inspirational" young man has sadly died nearly a decade after he was left paralysed in a terrifying football accident.

Ellis Robinson passed away aged 27 on November 28. Nine years ago, in 2016, while playing five-a-side at a sports hall in his hometown of Oldham, Greater Manchester , he was left with a severe spinal cord injury when a fellow player fell on top of him as he was sat on the floor.

The football player, who was 17 at the time, underwent emergency surgery, spent weeks in hospital, and almost 18 months at a specialist rehabilitation centre in Southport. During his time at the centre, he received a visi

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