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Zaliukas had been quietly battling an unnamed condition, according to website 15min, and his wife announced on Saturday that the defender has passed away on Halloween just 11 days shy of his 37th birthday. The ex-Jambos centre half, who also played for Leeds United, had a successful career in...

Lokomotiv Moscow defender Innokentiy Samokhvalov died during an individual training session forced by the coronavirus lockdown, the Russian club announced on Monday. "He felt bad during an individual training session, the circumstances (surrounding his death) are still being clarified,"...

Chris Barker has been described as an “inspiration”, “loyal” and an “absolute gentleman” as tributes pour in for the former Cardiff and Barnsley defender, who has died at the age of 39. Sheffield-born Barker also represented the likes of Southend, QPR, Plymouth and Aldershot during a playing...

Emiliano Sala was one of two people on board the Piper Malibu plane travelling between Nantes and Cardiff before the light aircraft disappeared in the English Channel on Monday night. His corpse will most likely never be recovered and the athlete will become food for the fish.

Bruno collapsed on the pitch during football game between Marsonia and Slavonia today. Paramedics were quickly on the scene but were unable to revive him. Witnesses say he was hit in the chest by the ball. The dead body of the model and athlete was taken to a morgue where he will be cut open...

An 18-year-old soccer player with French second-division club Tours was found dead in bed yesterday. Midfielder Thomas Rodriguez died overnight from Thursday to Friday, the club said in a statement. No details were given as to the cause of death. The dead athlete has been taken to morgue...

Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens has died of heart failure, three days after collapsing during a match. The 24-year-old Lokeren defender was treated on the pitch during the first half of Monday's reserve-team game with Genk but did not recover after time in hospital on a...

40-year-old former footballer died in Florence, Italy on March 3, 2014 during police arrest. He was pushed to the ground, hands behind his back and within minutes croaked from postural asphyxia. An ambulance arrived a few minutes later but dude was unresponsive. Still police held him tight...