How football gave Ruairí Murphy his confidence back

The 41-year-old Cork City player is in Turkey with the Irish amputee football team who today begin their World Cup campaign against Morocco

WORLD CUP: Members of the Cork City FC amputee team who will represent Ireland at the Amputee Football World Cup beginning today. Back row (left to right): David White, Patrick Hickey, Sean Óg Murphy, Fergal Duffy, Daire Coughlan (staff). Front row (left to right): Kevan O'Rourke, Ruairi Murphy.

Ruairí Murphy refused to wear a pair of shorts in public for the best part of 10 years. No exceptions.

Sun holidays meant the booking of private accommodation so he could lie by a pool in isolated comfort and not be worrying about a single stranger staring at him.