Megan Campbell primed for return after seeing off darkest days

Taking to the training pitch is routine stuff for a professional footballer but when Megan Campbell joined her Manchester City teammates for a session last Monday, it felt like a real milestone day for the Irish international.

And with good reason. A cruciate knee injury and a series of severe setbacks and complications had kept the 25-year-old defender from Drogheda sidelined for the previous 15 months and, on her darkest days, left her fearful that her playing career might be at a premature end.