Not a goal, but a life! The most painful moments in football history

Football Player Dies

1.  Marc-Vivien Foe (2003)

Cameroonian  midfielder  collapsed during a Confederations Cup match. Cause: Heart failure (later found to have an undiagnosed heart condition).

2. miklos Feher (2004)

 Hungarian striker collapsed and died during a Portuguese league game.Cause: Cardiac arrest due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Antonio Puerta (2007)

Sevilla FC player suffered multiple cardiac arrests during a match.Cause: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).

Cheick Tiote (2017)

Ivory Coast midfielder collapsed in training.  Cause: Sudden cardiac arrest.

Christian Eriksen (2021 – Survived)

Danish star collapsed in Euro 2020 but was revived via CPR & AED.  Cause: Cardiac arrest (now plays with an implantable defibrillator).

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