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Legendary soccer star Pele has been transferred to an end-of-life care unit at a Brazilian hospital, according to reports. The 82-year-old Brazilian soccer star, known as the “King,” is being treated for colon cancer and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection after being hospitalized Tuesday for “a reassessment of chemotherapy treatment.” The cancer was detected last year, according to a statement from the Sao Paulo Hospital, the Folha de Sao Paulo reported.

Alphonso Davies has temporarily stopped training after being diagnosed with mild myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle. Come back stronger, Phonzie! 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/dE8rSk5xOp — ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 14, 2022 Left-back Alphonso Davies is suffering from a “slight heart muscle inflammation” as he recovers from a Covid infection and will be sidelined for several weeks. Davies has stopped training and is expected to miss a few weeks due to a mild inflammation of the heart after testing positive. Davies is one of the best Canadian-born players to ever play the sport.

Deportivo Marquense defender Marcos Menaldo complained of breathing difficulties during a session while preparing for the new season. Menaldo received emergency CPR at the Marquesa de la Ensenada Stadium in San Marcos. He was then transferred to the Hospital de Especialidades where he died. The defender was instrumental in helping Deportivo win Guatemala’s second division title last campaign. They were crowned as Liga de Ascenso champions in December on the day that Menaldo turned 25. Full story here… https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/17216974/footballer-marcos-menaldo-dead-heart-attack/ NEW – Football star Marcos Menaldo has tragically passed away at the age of 25 after suffering a heart attack in...

Mixed contradictory reports are coming in that Denmark and Inter Milan soccer star Christian Eriksen took the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 12-days prior to collapsing on the field today during a match. He required a cardiac massage on the field. The story regarding Eriksen’s recent alleged vaccination comes from Citizen Free Press. We have not been able to corroborate the story elsewhere at this time. The initial Tweet that claimed “Inter Milan Chief Medic and Cardiologist” confirmed on Radio Sportiva that Eriksen took the vaccine on May 31 has been refuted by Radio Sportiva’s Twitter account. It appears that Inter Milan...

I'm just watching the Denmark-Finland European championship game and Denmark's star collapsed on the field. They've been doing CPR for 10 minutes on the field doesn't look good.

Soccer player Daniel Sturridge has been reunited with his dog Lucci after the black and white Pomeranian was stolen from his West Hollywood home. Los Angeles police confirmed to KABC the dog was located early Wednesday morning and police were not present when the dog was returned. Sturridge told police he did not believe the person who returned Lucci was involved in the burglary of his house. Sturridge, who made 18 appearances last season with Liverpool F.C. in England's top soccer league, pleaded for the return of his beloved Lucci, who apparently was stolen from his home in the Hollywood...

The chemicals were stored in vats in the basement of an Egyptian restaurant in downtown Brussels. The suicide bomber, a former soccer player who had fallen into drug use and petty crime, had been selected. The target, the American Embassy in Paris, had been scouted. All that remained was the signal from Osama bin Laden's operatives in Afghanistan to strike. The nod was to come from a Frenchman of Algerian origin who was on his way back from training in Afghanistan. But he was arrested in transit, and he talked, spilling to French interrogators details of what could have been ...

Soccer team slayings fuel Venezuela-Colombia rift Enrique Andres Pretel REUTERS NEWS AGENCY CARACAS, Venezuela | Venezuela said Sunday that at least 10 members of an amateur Colombian soccer team had been found dead after being kidnapped on its side of the border. The slayings added another complication to fractious ties between the two South American neighbors. Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chavez, further stirred things up by calling the Colombian defense minister a "mental retard." Venezuela broke off relations and minimized trade with Colombia earlier this year because of the country's acceptance of U.S. military bases on its soil. Colombia is...