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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• Peter |  August 27th, 2007 at 11:26 am

  
  
  

  Scary stuff

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• Sam |  August 27th, 2007 at 12:24 pm

  
  
  

  Man that’s shitty. Get well soon.

  Posted from Canada

  

• Juliet |  August 27th, 2007 at 1:06 pm

  
  
  

  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?

  Posted from United States

  

• Kosova |  August 27th, 2007 at 5:04 pm

  
  
  

  We all hope he gets well

  Posted from Serbia And Montenegro

  

• Alvaro Gutierrez |  August 28th, 2007 at 4:35 am

  
  
  

  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!!

  Posted from United States

  

• bloodbath |  August 28th, 2007 at 6:45 am

  
  
  

  Sweet mother of God!Thats sad…

  Posted from Trinidad And Tobago

  

• jorge |  August 28th, 2007 at 11:04 am

  
  
  

  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

  Posted from Portugal

  

• Arvatinho |  August 28th, 2007 at 11:07 am

  
  
  

  He died :(((

  Posted from United States

  

• Ryan |  August 28th, 2007 at 1:17 pm

  
  
  

  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.

  Posted from United States

  

• mehdi |  August 29th, 2007 at 4:33 am

  
  
  

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

  Posted from United States

  

• mimi |  August 29th, 2007 at 10:52 pm

  
  
  

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

  Posted from Australia

  

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