Former Liverpool FC manager Graeme Souness has been announced as an ambassador for the British Heart Foundation.

Souness, who was diagnosed with coronary heart disease, will work with the charity to help ensure people take their heart health seriously and commented 'In the UK, every eight minutes someone dies from coronary heart disease, so during a 90 minute match from kick-off to the final whistle, an entire team of 11 players could be taken away from their friends and family. Each year the British Heart Foundation funds £100m of research in its fight against heart disease. I'm proud to be on their side as an ambassador for research but they urgently need more support to help end this suffering'.