England great Stuart Pearce suffers health scare on trans-Atlantic jet forcing it to make emergency landing in Canada [Video]

ENGLAND football legend Stuart Pearce suffered a medical emergency on a plane at 30,000ft.

Crew hooked up the Three Lions hero and talkSPORT pundit, 62, to a monitor as shocked passengers looked on.

Stuart Pearce suffered a medical emergency on a plane at 30,000ftCredit: The Sun

The talkSPORT pundit was hooked up to a monitor by the cabin crew as shocked passengers looked onCredit: TWITTER @talksport

The Three Lions legend was taken to hospital after the plane made an emergency landing in CanadaCredit: PA:Press Association

The Virgin Atlantic flight from Las Vegas to Heathrow was diverted to Canada where Pearce is said to be recovering in hospital.

A source said: “He was clearly in a lot of pain.”

The star’s worried partner and passengers spotted him wincing in pain several hours into the flight.

Staff on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner checked him constantly and decided to change course to land at St John’s in Canada early on Monday.

Medics rushed on board and took the former …