by the BBC that Clarke was being treated in the emergency room at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. He was said to be 'stable' and would be kept in overnight. In an act of sportsmanship, Leicester allowed Forest to score the opening goal on the re-match to regain the advantage they had when the first game was abandoned. Leicester players stood aside to allow Forest goalkeeper Paul Smith to take in the ball from the kick-off. Reportedly even the bookmakers decided to pay out on the scorer of the first contested goal as well as paying out on both the 3–2 official result and the 3–1 "real" scoreline. Clarke told the BBC on 2 September 2007 that he felt lucky to be alive. Clarke told Sky Sports on 12 September 2007 that he was still hopeful of playing again, but he never made another appearance for Leicester following the incident, and he returned to Sunderland in November 2007. He left Sunderland by mutual agreement in February 2008 after medical advice. After football After retiring from football due to health problems, Clarke became a football agent. International career Clarke was a Republic of Ireland Under 21 player and has two caps for the Republic of Ireland senior team, against Nigeria in May 2004 and against Jamaica in June 2004. Career statistics Club Source: International Source: Honours Stoke City Football League Trophy 1999-2000 : Winner Football League Division Two Play-Offs 2002 : Winner References External links 1980 births Living people Association footballers from County Dublin Association football fullbacks Premier League players English Football League players Republic of Ireland association footballers Leicester City F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Republic of Ireland international footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers