A Stirling footballer is the first from the region to ever call himself a world champion.Chris Moore was left celebrating after he helped guide Scotland’s cerebral palsy football side to glory.The Scots claimed the IFCPF World Championships by defeating Northern Ireland in Salou, Spain, earlier this month.The 19-year-old, from Cowie, played in goal for Scotland and was delighted to get to grips with the trophy.The former Bannockburn High pupil works as a modern apprentice for Stirling Council’s waste services.He starred in goals for the Scotland side in the 7-a-side football championships for players with cerebral palsy, stroke and acquired brain injury.Chris’s cerebral palsy means that he suffers from tightness in both of his legs.
The world champion this week told the Observer: “It’s really difficult for me to describe as I’ve had this condition from birth and don’t know anything different.
Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area. “I’ve been lucky enough to play mainstream football since I was six-years-old.
I have played for Cowie United for 10 years then GSR for two years and currently playing in goals for Cowie amateurs and have always played as a goalkeeper.“I joined the Scotland national team set up when I was 15-years-old.
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