The Liverpool fan rebuilding his life after Paris attack: 'I was half an hour away from losing my leg'

“There have been times when the pain was so bad that I just wanted to give up. But I owed it to everyone who helped me to keep going. I didn’t want to let them down.”It has been nearly four years since Liverpool supporter Danny Smith was brutally attacked outside Stade de France following the 2022 Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris. His left knee was shattered by a hammer as local youths rummaged through his pockets and stole his possessions in front of his traumatised teenage son, Daniel.Advertisement