Clive Clarke, On loan from Sunderland to Leicester finated in the Leicester dressing rooms at half time at a Carling Cup match, The tie was later abandoned. While Savilla’s Antonio Puerta also collapsed when Savilla played Getafe.
Paramedics rushed down into the tunnel to save the 27-year-old and Leicester Cheif Executive Tim Davies said “He was seriously ill, Our thoughts and Prayers are with Clive and his family”. Clarke is in a stable condition at Nottingham Queen Medical Centre and looks like he will be well once again.
Forest were leading the Carling Cup tie 1-0 at half-time thanks to Junior Agogo’s goal. However, after a delay of 15 minutes, Forest boss Colin Calderwood and Leicester manager Martin Allen emerged from the tunnel to announce to the crowd that the game had been abandoned.
Calderwood said: “We are afraid that due to the serious illness of a Leicester player both clubs have agreed to postpone the match.”
Forest chief executive Mark Arthur said later: “I think football is secondary to human issues. “As soon as we found out the serious nature of Clive’s situation, we went straight to the referee and said we would do whatever is right by Leicester”.
“Obviously, they are going through great trauma at the moment and we very quickly agreed between the three parties that the game should be abandoned.”
But, The other player, Savilla and Spain player Peurta passed away in Hospitalafter he had a sudden heart-attack while jogging back to his own goal 35 minutes into the clash against Snachez Pinjuan on Saturday. His team-mates, Oppisiton players and Medics rushed to his side immediately after his fall. 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.
He was placed in intensive care and doctors said on Tuesday his condition had deteriorated before his death.
Sevilla were 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 because of the incident. As a consequence of teh incedent, the league match against Osasuna that was scheduled for next Monday has been postponed also, The UEFA Super Cup is not going to be post-poned of what im aware of.
To Anonio, Rest in Peace, this shows that Football is more than a game, Real guys play it, and they too can have attacks that any one else can.
Thanks to BBC for the Source for both Articles.