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Players who lost their life on the pitch or as a result of football-Part 1

In the world of football there are happy,unforgettable and amazing moments. There is also loss and victories. Sometimes there are sad moments when things don't go well.

In today's article I will leave you with the most touching moments when players lost their lives on the pitch or as a result of football.

1.Antonio Puerta

Three days after playing a game between Sevilla and Getafe,Antonio Puerta a Sevilla player lost his life on the 28th of August 2007.It was reported that he fainted twice before being rushed to the hospital, where he died as a result of postanoxic encephalopathy.

2.Miklos Feher

Feher died as a result of pulmonary embolism on the 25th of January 2004,at a young age of 24 years. While playing for Benfica against Vitoria de Guimaraes.He was spotted walking slowly struggling to play .He collapsed and died.

3.Marc-Vivien Foe

The Cameroon player collapsed and died on the pitch while playing against Colombia in France. He died as a result of heart attack due to inflammation in the right ventricle on 26th of June 2003.

4.Piermario Morosoni

He died after an Heart attack in the middle of the game, on 14th of April 2012.The game was between Livorno and Pescara.

5.Jose Antonia Gallardo

During a game between Celta vigo and Malaga he suffered a head injury ,after recovering 17 days he fell into a coma which led to his death a week later on 8th January 1988.

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