Sevilla’s Antonio Puerta in critical condition after suffering heart attack

By: Bob | August 27th, 2007

It was an absolutely frightening scene on Saturday when Sevilla midfielder and Spain international Antonio Puerta collapsed on the pitch in the 35th minute. The 22-year-old Puerta suffered cardiac arrest with medics racing onto the field to prevent him from swallowing his tongue. Puerta remains in critical condition in the hospital. My thoughts go out to him. I am still haunted by the image of watching Cameroon’s Marc-Vivien Foe die on the pitch a few years ago during a Confederations Cup match. Heart attacks aren’t supposed to happen to world class athletes in the prime of their lives. Life is fragile. Let’s friggin’ enjoy it while it lasts.

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mimi

OMG!! plzzz come back here, and stay here with us, we love you.. wat can we do without you Antonio Puerta...:(:(:(:(:(
mehdi

Antonio puerta didnt die.he is still alive in our heart for all the time.
mehdi from Iran
Ryan

You move the tongue to get to the airway if it is blocked, Drago had to pull open his mouth to get to the airway.
Arvatinho

He died :(((
jorge

só keria dar os meu pesames a fámilia.
tão novo.............
eu jogo futebol e agora fiko kom mais medo
mas gostava ke esta msg foss entrgue a familia
pk, vao ter um filhote
sem pai presente fisicamente
mas ele vai tar la
ate spr
eu hei-d jogar ctg ai em cima
obg por tudo
bloodbath

Sweet mother of God!Thats sad...
Alvaro Gutierrez

Nobody, absolutely nobody swallows his tongue!! First rules of first aid to an unconscious individual are A,B and C: airway,breathing and circulation.Does she or he moves air through his/her airway?. Do they have a pulse.Etc Everybody should know.The red cross offers training for free.Swallow that!!
Kosova

We all hope he gets well
Juliet

Oh dear, I wish him well. My thoughts go out to his family -- don't the press have something else to do rather than bother his mother?
Sam

Man that's shitty. Get well soon.
Peter

Scary stuff