Antonio Puerta died this afternoon at the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville, where he had remained in a critical condition since his collapse on Saturday afternoon. Doctors admitted their worries were growing due to the length of his cardiac arrest and the damaged it caused his internal organs.
He was pronounced dead just a few hours before Sevilla were scheduled to take on AEK Athens in a Champions League qualifier. The match has now been postponed.
It may seem strange to post news of a foreign footballer dying but I think that the image of him collapsing whilst playing is something that will stay with me and all of those who were watching for a long time.
1 comment:
Hi Paul,
It's a terrible thing to happen, isn't it? It just seems so wrong that someone in the prime of their life should die. It's bad enough when accidents claim young lives but this, somehow, seems worse.
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