Alan Brazil lifts lid on health scare and operation that saved his life
SportFootballAlan BrazilThe long-serving broadcaster had been off talkSPORT for four months16:09, 05 Aug 2026Updated 16:10, 05 Aug 2026Radio legendAlan Brazilhas lifted the lid on the operation that saved his. . .
SportFootballAlan BrazilThe long-serving broadcaster had been off talkSPORT for four months16:09, 05 Aug 2026Updated 16:10, 05 Aug 2026Radio legendAlan Brazilhas lifted the lid on the operation that saved his life after returning to talkSPORT. The formerScotlandinternational andCelticsupporter had been off air for almost four months for a medical issue. Brazil underwent a liver transplant in Juneand spent eight hours on the operating table, during which his heart briefly stopped during the surgery. After returning to the Breakfast Show alongside Rangers hero Ally McCoist and Gabby Agbonlahor, the 67-year-old lifted the lid on his health. He said: "I am not going to bore everyone but it is remarkable really what happened. One minute I am doing this (the show), I've finished at 9:45am, there's a car outside and I am like 'what's going on?'"Straight down to Addenbrooke's Hospital and a few hours later. . . wallop. They open me up and stick a new liver in there. So I did have cancer in my liver and we suspected that for months to be honest, but they didn't want to go in and touch it and shake it up in case you could make it spread. "First of all they said the perfect match came in, otherwise I might still be waiting and people will know what I am talking about who might be on the list. You can wait 18 months, you can go down there, get ready to have the op and they say 'it's not quite right, go away and come back and we will phone you later, maybe in a few weeks' and it can be murder. "I was so lucky, I went down there and they said 'we've got one and it looks perfect so we are going to do it now'. They inject you all over and you have to sign a few forms, you get carried in there and it's like 'goodbye everyone', that's how bad it was. I thought 'see you later'. Wife's in tears, it was horrible. "Co-host Agbonlahor noted that Brazil felt like something wasn't right before the incident, having had dizzy spells and had to suddenly come off air previously. He went on: "That was the stage where I had to get it done otherwise it was 'see you later'. I didn't realise it was that extreme but it was. They told me, another couple of weeks and you were gone. I had seven or eight hours on there, the fluid build-up I had was horrendous. "They cut me open and there was a flood, it was that bad everywhere I had it. I did have a few complications, my heart stopped for 40 seconds. I said 'did you get the old jump-leads on?' He said 'no, no. It came back. We were about to take action but it came back. "Article continues belowHe notes that he is still on "massive medication" after returning to the airwaves. Brazil added: "I am on these pills and my resistance levels are not good, so they said I have to stay out of the sun. "Choose Daily Record as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value. Ally McCoistDrugsAlan BrazilCeltic FCScottish PremiershipScotland football team