IAN WRIGHT fought back tears as he revealed the tragic death of his brother shortly after Kevin Campbell passed away.
While appearing on Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet, the emotional Arsenal legend opened up about his struggles this summer.
Wright, 60, experienced the double loss of former Gunners team-mate Campbell and his eldest brother, Maurice, within a couple of weeks of each other.
Asked about his tough summer by Gary Neville, the former Match of the Day pundit said: “It’s been emotional, losing my man Kevin Campbell, and a couple of weeks later losing my brother.
“It’s one of those things that you have to get on with – it catches you every now and then.
“You drive along, think of my brother, he’s really good, good cricketer and footballer. Didn’t come up to the house as often as you liked but that’s because he’s a loner.”
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With a shaky voice, he continued: “You’re constantly trying to get in touch and bam – he’s gone.
“I’m going to Kevin’s tomorrow then my brother’s on the 30th. It’s tough man sometimes.
“Now I feel pretty much in control of it, but at some stage later on it just catches you.”
On how he has coped with his double loss, he added: “It helps me being amongst people – grieving is a process, it’s not like it ever leaves you.
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“It’s going to come at some stage but I don’t know, even now I don’t know what to say – I miss them both.”
Former Everton and Cardiff ace Campbell passed away on 15 June at the age of 54 due to multi-organ failure caused by a heart infection, having been admitted to hospital a month before his death.
On his brother, Wright credited him with shaping his determination, saying in 2007: “My brother Maurice shaped my determination. His life was all about winding me up.
“He told me I was rubbish at football. He told me I couldn’t run. I practised for his approval and that’s what gave me my drive.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
