Did any body see the Seville player

[Assasin]

who had the heart attack or stoke on the field over the weekend?

Quite scary as a fellow player stopped him from swallow his tounge on the field.

[Jangle]

He's still in the hospital under serious condition. He recovered on the field and walked off under his own strength, but later had another heart attack in the locker room. That's the end of his career.

[Gamma]

hopefully that is all it is the end of at this stage...he is still a young man.

[Assasin]

Sad news

Sevilla's Puerta dies in hospital

Puerta helped Sevilla to the Uefa Cup last season

Spain international Antonio Puerta has died after suffering a heart attack in his club side Sevilla's 4-1 win against Getafe on Saturday.
Defender Puerta, 22, collapsed in the first-half and medics prevented him from swallowing his tongue.
But he collapsed again after going off and was given cardiac resuscitation before being taken to hospital.
He was placed in intensive care and doctors said on Tuesday his condition had deteriorated before his death.
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Puerta collapsed after jogging back towards his own goal 35 minutes into the opening league game of the season at the Sanchez Pizjuan on Saturday.
Team mates and medical staff rushed to his side and were seen preventing him from swallowing his tongue as he lost consciousness.
He was able to walk from the pitch but doctors said that he collapsed again in the changing rooms and had to be given cardiac resuscitation before being taken to the Virgen del Rocio hospital.
Sevilla were due to play AEK Athens in the second leg of a third round Champions League qualifier on Tuesday but the match has been postponed until Monday 3 September.
As a consequence, the league match against Osasuna that was scheduled for next Monday has been postponed. There will also be a minute's silence in tribute of Puerta before every La Liga match next weekend.

[Jangle]

Oh sh*t. That's sad.

[Bricktop]

Damn I watched that game and saw the incident.

[Paul Marin]

I was actually watching this game and saw the incident. Very very very sad. Thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. RIP Puerta.

[Gamma]

marc viviene foe, mi bredrin leo henry and now puerta..wow some super fit guys dying of heart attack at a young age!

may the divine one provide comfort to his loved ones at this time

[Paul Marin]

fi real. give thanks for life, love and happiness...you never know when it's time.

[Karl]

Puerta dies following heart attack(AFP) Tuesday 28 August 20

Puerta dies following heart attack

(AFP) Tuesday 28 August 2007




Sevilla's Spanish international defender Antonio Puerta died on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack during a Spanish league match on Saturday.

The 22-year-old had been in "very critical" condition in the intensive care unit of Seville's Virgen del Rocio hospital where he had been hooked up to a life support machine, the hospital said earlier in a statement.
Puerta collapsed after half an hour of Sevilla's 4-1 win over Getafe on the opening day of the Spanish season.

He was able to walk gingerly to the dressing rooms where he collapsed a second time before being taken to hospital.

In January 2004 Benfica's Hungarian international striker Miklos Feher died during a Portuguese league match from a heart attack just seven months after Cameroon international Marc-Vivien Foe collapsed and died while playing in the FIFA Confederations Cup in France.

Earlier on Tuesday, the hospital had said: "The clinical evolution of the patient is unfavourable," citing prolonged cardiac arrest which had damaged Puerta's organs and led to a lack of oxygen to the brain.
The Spanish Football League (LFP) announced that next Monday's league match between Sevilla and Osasuna had been postponed as a mark of respect.

"The Spanish professional league wishes to pass on its most sincere condolences to the family of Antonio Puerta of Sevilla and to all connected with Sevilla," the LFP said in a statement.

"The LFP has declared an official day of mourning for the next round of matches and has asked all affiliated clubs to maintain a minute's silence before games," the statement concluded.

Sevilla also immediately sent a request to European football's governing body, UEFA, for Tuesday's UEFA Champions League return leg against AEK Athens in Greece to be postponed. This request has been quickly granted.
Puerta's reputation had blossomed in recent months with Sevilla's European runs - they also won the UEFA Cup in 2006 - and according to recent British media reports both Arsenal and Manchester United of the English Premiership had run the rule over the youngster.

[Karl]

R.I.P!