BBC Sport – Fabrice Muamba: ‘My recovery is more than a miracle’‎”On the morning of the game I prayed with my father and asked God to protect me – and he didn’t let me down.” It must be galling to save the life of a fellow human being only to have them attribute their survival to a magical man in the sky. Scientific knowledge of the human body and basic human compassion saved this footballer’s life, how tragic for him that he chooses to overlook two such beautiful things, and instead marvel at the fairies in his mind.