TO GO WITH AFP STORY "Football: Italian death brings medical testing into focus"
This combo of five pictures shows football players after they collapsed on the pitch during football matches. At (L) Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini (on ground) is treated by medical staff after he suffered a heart-attack during a second league match against Pescara, Italy, on April 14, 2012. On top (C) Bolton's English midfielder Fabrice Muamba is treated by ...
more TO GO WITH AFP STORY "Football: Italian death brings medical testing into focus"
This combo of five pictures shows football players after they collapsed on the pitch during football matches. At (L) Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini (on ground) is treated by medical staff after he suffered a heart-attack during a second league match against Pescara, Italy, on April 14, 2012. On top (C) Bolton's English midfielder Fabrice Muamba is treated by medical staff after collapsing during the English FA Cup quarter-final football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane in north London, England on March 17, 2012. On top (R) Sevilla's defender Antonio Puerta lies on the ground after collapsing during a Spanish league match against Getafe at the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Sevilla, Spain, on August 25, 2007. On bottom (C) Benfica's Hungarian soccer striker Miklos Feher lies on the pitch during the Portuguese Premier League match held at Guimaraes stadium, Portugal, on January 25, 2004. On bottom (R) Cameroonian midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe lies on the field during the semi-final soccer Confederations Cup match between Colombia and Cameroon June 26, 2003, at the Gerland Stadium in Lyon, France. After Fabrice Muamba collapsed and almosty died while playing for Bolton Wanderers April 14, 2012, there were renewed calls for more stringent medical checks for professional athletes. Those calls are only set to increase following the death of Italian Piermario
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