Glenn Hoddle praises ‘amazing’ support as thousands learn CPR thanks to Sun-backed campaign

FOOTIE expert Glenn Hoddle has thanked The Sun after 23,000 people learned CPR in the first week since he launched a new campaign.

The former England manager wants another quarter of a million for the ability to save lives after he was resurrected in 2018.

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Glenn launched Every Minute Matters with the British Heart Foundation and Sky Bet to encourage 270,000 people to use a free online training tool.

In seven days, 22,712 people used the app – a fivefold increase in traffic.

Glenn, 66, said: “The response is incredible.

“We have a long way to go to recruit a quarter of a million lifeguards, but this is the perfect start.

“It’s thanks to the efforts of people like The Sun that we can get the message out.”

The former Spurs star suffered a heart attack in a BT Sport studio on his birthday in 2018 and friend and work colleague Simon Daniels jumped to his aid.

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He lined up for the new campaign as co-manager of the “Restarting 11” with other football players and fans with first-hand experience of heart problems.

More than 30,000 people suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year and the chances of survival drop by 10% for every minute CPR is delayed.

BHF’s Revivr web app teaches people the basics of chest compressions in just 15 minutes, using just a smartphone and a cushion.

HOW TO DO CPR

If someone is unconscious, not breathing, and has a weak or absent pulse, call an ambulance and ask a bystander to find a defibrillator, then begin CPR

1. Lay the person on their back on the floor and remove anything behind their head.

two. Kneel down beside them. Place one hand flat in the middle of your chest and the other on top of it, interlacing your fingers.

3. Lean into your chest and keep your arms straight to push straight down with your body weight.

4. Push hard on your chest about twice a second (to the beat of the Bee Gees’ song Stayin’ Alive), keeping your arms straight and trying to crush it 2 to 2 inches each time.

5. Continue until paramedics arrive.