Glenn Hoddle praises ‘amazing’ support as thousands learn CPR thanks to Sun-backed campaign

FOOTIE pundit Glenn Hoddle has thanked The Sun after 23,000 people learned CPR in the first week since he launched a ­new campaign.

The ­ex-England manager wants a quarter of a ­million more to have the lifesaving skill after he was resuscitated in 2018.

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Cardiac arrest survivor and footie pundit Glenn Hoddle has thanked The Sun after 23,000 people learned CPR in the first week since he launched a ­new campaign[/caption]

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Ex-footballer Fabrice Muamba – who nearly died from a cardiac arrest while playing – is also backing the campaign[/caption]

Glenn launched Every Minute Matters with the British Heart Foundation and Sky Bet to encourage 270,000 people to use a free online training tool.

In seven days 22,712 people used the app — a five-fold boost in traffic.

Glenn, 66, said: “The response is amazing.

“We have a long way to go to recruit a quarter of a million lifesavers but this is the perfect start.

“It’s thanks to the efforts of people like The Sun that we can get the message out.”

The ex-Spurs star collapsed in cardiac arrest in a BT Sport studio on his birthday in 2018 and friend and co-worker Simon Daniels leapt to his aid.

He lined up for the new campaign as co-manager for the “Restarting 11” with other footballers and fans with first-hand experience of heart conditions.

More than 30,000 people have cardiac arrests out of hospital each year and chances of survival tumble by 10 per cent for every minute’s delay to CPR.

The BHF’s Revivr web app teaches people the basics of chest compressions in just 15 minutes using only a smartphone and a cushion.