Fabrice Muamba Collapses During Spurs-Bolton Fa Cup Tie

[Brett]

Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed and stopped breathing during the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Tottenham.

Medics spent 10 minutes trying to resuscitate the 23-year-old on the field after he fell to the ground with no other players around him.

BBC Radio 5 live's Ian Dennis says the former England Under-21 international is fighting for his life.

The score was 1-1 when the match was abandoned after 41 minutes.

Medical staff gave Muamba mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and tried to revive him with a defibrillator. In total six medics were treating the player.

Both sets of supporters chanted Muamba's name as he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher. ESPN, who were broadcasting the match, reported that he was not breathing as he was taken into the tunnel.

Referee Howard Webb called the visibly shaken players off the field after consulting with Bolton manager Owen Coyle and Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp.

Minutes later the match was abandoned.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17417973

Christ. Thoughts out to his family and hope he makes a recovery. Got to be something wrong collapsing at that age.

[Brett]

Glad to see the football community pulling together on this and the support for Muamba in last nights game looked astounding.

Good news on him making a recovery and hopefully he makes a full recovery. Can't see him playing for Bolton again though which is a real shame at only 23.