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| Heart op for soccer's Whiteside | Heart op for soccer's Whiteside |
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| Norman Whiteside, the former Northern Ireland and Manchester United star, has been diagnosed with a heart condition. | |
| Belfast-born Whiteside, now 42 and living in Cheshire, said he had an operation three months ago to correct his irregular heart rhythm. | Belfast-born Whiteside, now 42 and living in Cheshire, said he had an operation three months ago to correct his irregular heart rhythm. |
| Mr Whiteside's wife Denise played down suggestions it was a serious problem. | |
| "He recovered on the day. You go in in the morning, come out on the afternoon, it is just an electrical imbalance of the heart. It's not a massive thing." | |
| She added: "He's absolutely fine and healthy, and perfectly well right now." | |
| It was the same operation undergone by Tony Blair in October 2004. | |
| The Shankill Road man made his first-team debut for Manchester United at the age of 16. | The Shankill Road man made his first-team debut for Manchester United at the age of 16. |
| He later became the youngest player to appear in the World Cup finals. | He later became the youngest player to appear in the World Cup finals. |
| Whiteside was an FA Cup winner, scoring the winning goal in the final in 1985. | Whiteside was an FA Cup winner, scoring the winning goal in the final in 1985. |
| He now works as a podiatrist for the Professional Footballers' Association. | He now works as a podiatrist for the Professional Footballers' Association. |