Fabrice Muamba will attend Barclays Premier League match between Bolton and Tottenham at the Reebok Stadium this Wednesday. It will mark the first time Muamba hsa attended a game since his cardiac arrest in the match between Bolton and Tottenham at White Hart Lane on March 17. Bolton's midfielder has spent a month at the London Chest Hospital before being discharged on April 16. He started talking two days after his cardiac arrest and began walking just a night later but it is not yet known if he will be able to play professionall football ever again.
photo by Struway
Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle said: "We are absolutely
delighted that we will be able to welcome Fabrice and his family back to
the Reebok. It's fitting that the match is between these two clubs and
that Fabrice is able to come along. I know Fabrice is very keen to show
his appreciation to both sets of fans for their support."
You may want to read about the doctor that saved Fabrice's life here!
As stated by Catalunya Radio Gerard Pique doesn't remember the crash with Victor Valdes and he doesn't remember playing with Chelsea yesterday. After fast reaction of the physiotherapist Jaume Munilla and Dr Ricard Prune Gerard has been transported to the hospital. Gerard was able to play after the crash but he requested to be swapped with Dani Alves few minutes later. As said by Andoni Zubizaretta (Barcelona's director of football and years ago Barcelona's goalkeeper) Pique has already left the hospital. Examinations in the hospital indicated his brain concussion and because of his state he will not be able to play at least for one week.
The ASEAN Football Championship (renamed now to AFF Suzuki Cup) tournament in 1998 will always be saved in the history of football as one of the worst tournaments. Why? Let me explain. It was one of the matches of this tournament that made it so infamous. Thailand faced Indonesia in semi-finals. The winners of this match would play Vietnam who was the host of the Cup that year and were in the greatest form since many years. The loser of the match would face Singapore that was much easier to play against. Also, facing Vietnam would mean moving training bases to Hanoi and none of the teams wanted to do that. So, what exactly happened that day?
Well, the thing that happened was that noone even tried to score until referees began giving out cautions. Players were just passing the ball around. Then both teams scored two goals without any emotions and celebrations or will to even save any goal. You may think, well, it didn't look that bad i bet. It was only getting worse. With the score 2-2 and only seconds remaining, Indonesia's defender Mursyid Effendi took the ball, turned and placed it in his own net. Indonesia was no longer scared of facing Vietnam, they were celebrating after their own goal because they could play against Singapore.
Mursyid Effendi
Ironically Thailand lost to Vietnam in semi-finals, but so did Indonesia with Singapore. Thailand had to counter Indonesia once again for the third-place playoff. Indonesia won by penalty shootout, and the winner of the Cup wasn't Vietnam, but surprisingly Singapore. After the tournament FIFA fined both teams for violating the spirit of the game, the entire Thailand management team resigned and Mursyif Effendi received a lifetime ban from international football. Both Thailand and Indonesia were suspended from playing for three months.
You can watch the highlights of the match here:
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