THREE Lions great Stuart Pearce left hospital yesterday following his transatlantic health scare at 30,000ft. The former England ace turned pundit was discharged by doctors in Canada after an eight-day stay and is planning his homecoming. Fans had been rooting for the hardman defender, nicknamed Psycho, since we told how he became ill during a Virgin Atlantic flight from Las Vegas to Heathrow. The father-of-two, 62, was hooked up to a monitor as he began sweating profusely and struggling with acute pain on Flight VS156. First aiders treated Pearce whose partner watched helplessly as the drama unfolded. The decision was made to divert the flight to St John’s on Newfoundland where the star was helped off the plane. The former full-back, who played for Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Man City, received 24/7 care. During Saturday’s Premier League game between Forest and City, supporters stood for a round of applause in the third minute. Pearce wore the number ‘3’. Sam Matterface, a talkSPORT colleague, told listeners: “I spoke to him yesterday and he was in great spirits. "He isn’t 100 per cent — that is definitely the case. "But he’s in the right place in the hospital.” Pearce, who won 78 England caps, had been flying home after watching Warrington Wolves play Wigan Warriors in Vegas in the first rugby league Super league match in the US. Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.