KIEFFER MOORE knows better than most that it is sink or swim for Wales in their World Cup crunch against Iran tomorrow – because he used to be a lifeguard.
But life was never a beach for the giant striker, who has tirelessly worked his way up from non-League to the Premier League.
And Moore, who only this season became a top-flight player at the age of 29, is up for the challenge in Qatar.
Bournemouth are his 12th club after working as a lifeguard and personal trainer when he was a teenager.
Now he is set to start in his first World Cup game in Doha after a remarkable rise from Truro to the Cherries.
The Torquay-born ace, 30, said: “I’m enjoying every moment, every second here.
“My whole career has led to this point.
“It has taken a lot of dedication and hard work to get to this point.
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