English Premier League star Muamba collapses during Spurs-Bolton match
London, 18 Mar – (ANA) - Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba was left critically ill in London yesterday after collapsing during an FA Cup quarter-final tie against Tottenham. The 23-year-old was rushed to the intensive care unit of the heart attack centre at the London Chest Hospital. Medics spent six minutes trying to resuscitate him on the field after he fell to the ground with no other players around him. Born on 6 April 1988 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Muamba progressed through Arsenal's youth academy, representing England at every level from under-16 to under-21. He joined Birmingham in 2007, having been there on loan previously, then moved to Bolton the following year. He appeared at the 2011 European Under-21 Championship in Denmark for England Under-21s, for whom he made 33 appearances. Medical staff gave the former England Under-21 international mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and tried to revive him with a defibrillator.
In total six medics were treating the player, who joined Wanderers from Birmingham in 2008. (ANA)
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