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Alex Scott, 36, speaks out about osteoarthritis diagnosis amid chronic pain ordeal
BBC sports presenter Alex Scott, 36, has now opened up about her shock diagnosis with osteoarthritis when she was in her mid-twenties.Speaking to Express.co.uk, the former Arsenal footballer told how she sustained the "serious injury" that led to her being diagnosed with the incurable bone condition, which she now manages on a day to day basis.The star, who recently covered the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games for the BBC, told how the injury occurred after she signed for the Boston Breakers.She said: "In America we trained as we played, so everything was quick and tackles were often hard."One of my team put in a slide-tackle on me and rolled my ankle.