Fabrice Muamba still hopes to play soccer one day, after revealing he has not given up hope of a return.
The Bolton midfielder collapsed on the soccer pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest in an FA Cup game against Tottenham on March 17. The paramedics and doctors managed to resuscitate him after his heart stopped for nearly an hour.
However, Muamba made a remarkable recovered after regaining consciousness, allowing him to be discharged from the hospital a month later. The former Arsenal midfielder was invited to take part in a ceremony at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, prior to a charity match between Real Madrid Legends and Manchester United Legends.
"I am happy to be here and the fact is I continue to feel fine. I am improving slowly but surely," Muamba told AS.
"At the moment I am not doing exercise, I am just enjoying life and travelling. It is a great privilege to be able to live with the assistance of a respiratory machine or something like that. It is fantastic.
"I am making small steps every day. I am still being medicated and we will see what happens. I have to co-ordinate with my doctor and see what he says but I'll never say never.
Muamba recollected the day he collapsed on the pitch. "The only thing I remember about the game is running back and falling. I felt dizzy whilst I was moving back, very dizzy.
"It was a strange sensation, I felt like I was running inside someone else's body and then I fell. My head hit the ground twice and I lost consciousness. I was dead.
"I didn't feel pain in my body or my head. I didn't feel anything. That happened on the Saturday and I didn't wake up until Monday.
"I have never watched the video because I am not yet ready. Now I intend to enjoy life. It is a miracle that I can do things like travel. It is a miracle because I shouldn't even have lived, so everything that comes now is a bonus."
Muamba, who received a lot of support from the soccer world, thanked the soccer community for their prayers. "When I was in hospital Madrid sent me a shirt signed by all the players and it was a gesture I appreciated a lot," the former England U-21 player said.
"Barcelona also sent me a shirt signed and dedicated by (Lionel) Messi.
"I never thought I would get to step on this pitch. To do so in this manner is an honour. It is the first time I have been to the Bernabeu and to do so surrounded by some of the best players ever, I don't have the words to describe it. All the support I have received gives me strength."
