1975 - 2003 Marc-Vivien Foe

[trikeratops]

"It is an incredible tragedy," FIFA President Sepp Blatter said. It was the first time a player died on the field during such an international tournament.

"I have spoken with the doctor. It was like a heart attack," Blatter told The Associated Press. "I saw that he collapsed and I immediately had a bad feeling," said Blatter.

He was an extraordinary man. He was the big brother," French national team goalkeeper Gregory Coupet, Foe's former teammate on Olympique Lyon, said while wiping tears in his eyes after France qualified for Sunday's final to face Cameroon.

Lyon has been in the midst of a heat wave, with temperatures soaring into the 30s C and peaking at 37 C during recent afternoons.

"FIFA and the world family of football want to give his family and the Cameroon team their condolences," the stadium announcer said.

The French coach, Jacques Santini, openly wept. As Lyon coach up to last year, he had worked together closely with Foe in the 2000-2002 period. "There is nothing to say. I will miss him. It is just too much," Santini said.

"Foe leaves us the memory of a charming boy, who incarnated the joy of life," Olympique Lyon said in a statement on its Web site. "We will remember his laugh, music floating from the locker rooms and his kindness off the field."

"Foe was one of the leaders of the Cameroon team which have shone since the start of the competition," said Chuck Blazer, chairman for the competition's organizing committee.

Kaynak: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/06/26/cameroon_colombia/

[Bu mesaj trikeratops tarafından 27 June 2003 17:33 tarihinde değiştirilmiştir]

[Raid3r]

R.I.P.

[Khirsah]

Tum futbolseverlerin bası sagolsun[hline]As a person who had discovered the reality of the life,he says:Blood never ends without the power of wisdom
Bazı cevaplar

[-Mehanix-]

cok üzücübir olay ama inanamıyorum hala daha sporcu bir insan hemde bu kadar prof nasıl kalbine yenik duser?
neyse huzur icinde yatsın...

[-NaMeLeSs-]

Bugün gazatelerde Foe'nin ishal oldugu 2 ilac alıp sahaya cııktıgını soluyorlar. bu nedenle de vucut yorgun dusup kalp krizi gecirmis.

[BabacumMostors]

hmmm
ölene rahmet okuyup, geride kalanlara sabır dilemekten başka elden birşey gelmez[hline]I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart