Chris Kamara

Soccer Saturday legend Chris Kamara has responded to Middlesbrough fans who unfurled a banner in support of the broadcaster at their Championship game ...

I feel I’m doing these programmes and they’re not getting the best of me, but they’re tolerating me, that’s how it feels." "So that’s hard, my life away from the screen couldn’t be any better. As a third person wrote: "This is beautiful. Your work with Sky Sports in particular was absolutely iconic." The original snap of the banner has so far been liked over 21,000 times, showing the esteem in which the 64-year-old is held. Someone else said: "Wow that is just wonderful totally choked me up.

The former Middlesbrough player opened up about his battle with apraxia and how he almost quit TV.

However, after speaking with close friend Ben Shephard, Kamara agreed to tell his story on Good Morning Britain. [The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYkkRlx-IK4) last week, Kamara opened up about some of the challenges of apraxia, and how at times it feels like "someone has taken over my voice box." Middlesbrough supporters sent a brilliant message to former Boro midfielder Chris Kamara after he opened up on his battle with apraxia.

Chris Kamara acknowledges Middlesbrough supporters for their banner of support after battling apraxia of speech. During Saturday night's home game against ...

He felt extremely emotional and humbled by this. On the podcast, Kamara responded to a question about how life was treating him at the time by saying: “Strange in that I feel a fraud now in terms of broadcasting – I don’t bring to the table what I used to.” The 64-year-old Middlesbrough native Kamara, who left Sky Sports at the conclusion of the previous season and is currently dealing with apraxia of speech, recently admitted he felt “a fraud” in his role as a broadcaster.

Boro fans unfurled a banner during the Sky Bet Championship fixture, which read: “You're not a fraud, you're unbelievable Kammy.” Standing with you @chris_kammy ...

[September 17, 2022] Kamara told Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO podcast this week that he considered quitting all television work at the end of last season, but after being persuaded to continue, he was “doubly busy than what I was before”. Middlesbrough-born Kamara (64) who left Sky Sports at the end of last season, is battling apraxia of speech and this week revealed he felt “a fraud” as a broadcaster.

Teesside legend Chris Kamara thanked Boro fans for their "unbelievable" show of support during Saturday's 0-0 draw with Rotherham at the Riverside.