Carrico dedicates Europa League win to Sevilla's 'star' Puerta

Edit FourFourTwo 18 May 2016
Daniel Carrico dedicated Wednesday's Europa League triumph to Sevilla's "star" Antonio Puerta. Puerta died at the age of 22 after collapsing during a La Liga match ... "We have won and our star Antonio Puerta is up there, he is helping us....

Cameroonian Player Dies On Soccer Field Following Cardiac Arrest

Edit Inquisitr 07 May 2016
Patrick Ekeng, a 26-year-old Cameroonian soccer player playing for Romanian football club Dinamo Bucharest collapsed and died on the soccer field on Friday evening, Deadspin reports ... The event was broadcast live across Romania and people watched in shock as desperate attempts were made to revive Patrick ... Two internationally renowned footballers Antonio Puerta and Marc-Vivien Foe have also died on field following cardiac arrests....

GENOA-MILAN: PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS (Milan Associazione Calcio SpA)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Sep 2015
(Source. Milan Associazione Calcio SpA) ... Milan won both matches; 3-0 in Genoa (a brace from Kakà and a goal from Ambrosini) and 3-1 against the Spanish side, a game dedicated to Antonio Puerta who dies just a few days before the game ... May 9th 2010 ... March 8th 2013 ... distributed by....

Nigerian Soccer Player Dies After On-Pitch Heart Attack

Edit The Inquisitr 14 Jun 2015
The game had just started for about two or three minutes ... In 2007, Antonio Puerta, a player for Spanish club Sevilla collapsed on the pitch during a game against AEK Athens, and died three days later, with the underlying cause being multiple cardiac arrests due to a heart condition ... Unlike Oniya and Puerta, Muamba survived, but the heart attack ended his career, with Muamba voluntarily giving up the game on advice of medical staff ... ....
photo: AP / Fernando Hernandez
Valencia coach Unai Emery, right, gives instructions to his players next to Atletico de Madrid coach Diego Simeone of Argentina, left, with player Juanfran, during the second leg semifinal Europa League soccer match at the Mestalla stadium, in Valencia, Spain, Thursday, April 26, 2012.

Emery: Sevilla must enjoy Europa League success

Edit Goal 28 May 2015
The Spanish side lifted the trophy for the fourth time - and second consecutive year - after a thrilling 3-2 victory over Dnipro on Wednesday ... The coach also paid tribute to his father, who passed away just a few weeks ago, and he also mentioned Antonio Puerta, the former Sevilla player who died at 22, in 2007 ... People such as Antonio Puerta, my father and others lost are close to us today ... “There's no ceiling ... He never stops ... ....

Carlos Bacca double breaks Dnipro hearts for Sevilla to make history

Edit The Guardian 28 May 2015
Sevilla’s Carlos Bacca rounds goalkeeper Denys Boyko on the way to scoring the Spanish side’s second goal in their 3-2 Europa League final win against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk ... While José Antonio Reyes offered a reminder of his energy and inventiveness for an hour, this was really the victory of two men who confirmed their great promise ... He referred also to Antonio Puerta, the Sevilla midfielder who died in 2007 at the age of 22 ... ....

Tim Nicot: Second Belgian footballer dies after suffering cardiac arrest

Edit CNN 11 May 2015
KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk is in rouw. Tim Nicot is zonet overleden ... Tim Nicot has just died ... Teammate Antonio Muñoz-Herrera, who had urged his friend and colleague to "keep fighting" over the weekend, said he would never be forgotten ... European football's governing body Uefa introduced mandatory cardiac testing for all players taking part in its competitions in 2008 following the deaths of Marc-Vivien Foé, Antonio Puerta and Phil O'Donnell ... ....

Gregory Mertens: Belgian footballer dies after collapsing on pitch

Edit CNN 30 Apr 2015
(CNN)Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens, who collapsed on the pitch during a game on Monday, has died aged 24, with his club describing his passing away as having left "everyone in despair." ... We are a football club ... Today is such a moment ... European governing body Uefa introduced mandatory cardiac testing for all players taking part in its competition in 2008 following the deaths of Marc-Vivien Foé, Antonio Puerta and Phil O'Donnell ... ....

Gregory Mertens: Belgian player "not getting better," says hospital

Edit CNN 29 Apr 2015
Situatie Gregory Mertens blijft kritiek ... European governing body Uefa introduced mandatory cardiac testing for all players taking part in its competition in 2008 following the deaths of Marc-Vivien Foé, Antonio Puerta and Phil O'Donnell. Read. Why do sports stars collapse in action?. ....

AP PHOTOS: Top pictures from Europe and Africa

Edit U~T San Diego 28 Apr 2015
FILE - In this Sunday, April 26, 2015 file photo, bullfighter Antonio Puerta, bottom, gets help from a "banderillero" bullfighter after he was gored by a bull during a bullfight at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain ... FILE - In this Sunday, April 26, 2015 file photo, bullfighter Antonio Puerta, bottom, gets help from a "banderillero" ......

When death came calling in sporting ring

Edit Deccan Herald 27 Nov 2014
2014. Kevin Ward Jr (USA, 20). The young driver suffered a fatal accident while racing in a sprint car event at Canandaigua Motorsports Park earlier in the year ... 2011. Marco Simoncelli (Italy, 24) ... 2007. Antonio Puerta (Spain, 22) ... ....

Moreno: Xabi Alonso told me to join LFC (Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds plc)

Edit noodls 17 Aug 2014
(Source. Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds plc). Alberto Moreno has explained how a trio of former Spanish Anfield heroes played a role in helping convince him to swap hometown club Sevilla for Liverpool ... Need a subscription? Sign up now ... Alberto, welcome to Liverpool Football Club ... Antonio Puerta was a great influence for me when I was at the academy at Sevilla, but nowadays I look up to Jordi Alba and Marcelo ... A lot ... Yes....

Soccer star collapses on pitch, dies later

Edit Independent online (SA) 27 May 2014
Durban -. The Chatsworth football fraternity is in mourning after a local club’s star player collapsed during a match and later died of a suspected heart attack ... Muziwokuthula “Muzi” Mordecal Mthiyane, 32, of KwaMashu, took to the field in his customary central midfield position ... In 2007, Spanish footballer Antonio Puerta suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Seville against Getafe in a La Liga match ... ....
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