Ramsdale reveals his wife had miscarriage on flight back to UK

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Aaron Ramsdale has spoken about his family tragedy
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Aaron Ramsdale has bravely opened up about his wife Georgina suffering a miscarriage on a flight back to London in the weeks following last year's World Cup.

The Arsenal goalkeeper played in the North London derby just three days after the tragedy and kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win at Tottenham.

Mikel Arteta offered Ramsdale compassionate leave, with the 25-year-old stopper explaining in an interview with The Players' Tribune how the Gunners boss helped make sure he and his family were OK.

The England international said: "After the high of climbing to the top of the Premier League table and going off to my first World Cup, my wife and I found out that we were expecting our first child. 

"Mikel gave me a few extra days off after the World Cup, so we went on a brief holiday. It was genuinely the happiest time of our lives. 

"There's no easy way to say this but I feel like it's important that people know. On the flight home, my wife had a miscarriage.

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"There's really no way that I can describe the pain of that six-hour flight back to London, even now. 

"I just want people out there to know that they're not alone if they're going through it themselves."

Mikel Arteta signed Aaron Ramsdale in the summer of 2021

Ramsdale added: "When we got back, I didn't tell many people what happened. Only my family, my team-mates and of course Mikel. 

"He was fantastic about everything. Even in the middle of the title race, with so much pressure on the club, he asked me if I needed some time off to deal with everything.

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"Mikel went above and beyond to make sure me and my family were OK. For me, that's a manager. 

"He cares so much about his players and he forever has my respect for how he handled our grief."

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