by Keyan Milanian

A talented footballer has been forced to cancel trials with two professional clubs after he almost lost a finger in a dog attack.

Kobie Ambrose, 14, was dropping leaflets in Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, to earn extra pocket money when the attack happened.

A dog snapped at his hand as he put it through a letterbox, lacerating all his fingers and almost ripping his index finger off. He needed 28 stitches after the incident on Sunday, July 26.

It meant he was unable to travel for a try-out with Leyton Orient on Monday and has also had to cancel a trial with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Kobie said: "It was bleeding and I just started screaming."

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