Ex-England, Arsenal and Chelsea footballer Amy Carr dies aged 35 after battle with brain tumour

Lucian Nemoiu

Former Chelsea and Arsenal women's footballer Amy Carr has died at the age of 35 after a long battle with a brain tumour. She was first diagnosed in 2015. Her diagnosis came after she blacked out at the sight of a spider, which led to an MRI scan revealing a tumour 'the size of a golf ball.' Speaking to the BBC at the time, she said: "I knew I didn’t like spiders, but blacking out seemed like an extreme response. I’d never reacted that way to anything before." Carr underwent a craniotomy to