WDF NEWS: Fabrice Muamba — A Get Better Note

A relatively tame FA Cup match between Tottenham and Bolton became a nightmare right before half time. Close to the centre circle, three minutes before the whistle was to be blown, Fabrice Muamba collapsed. No tackle, no awkward step, Muamba just fell. The players immediately rushed to him and seconds later the on-field paramedics were there. Referee Howard Webb, after about eight minutes, called for the game to be abandoned. Muamba was found to have suffered a cardiac arrest (you're heart literally stops), and was officially dead for 78 minutes. He was rushed to a London hospital where the central midfielder miraculously awoke. We wish Muamba a speedy recovery and swift return to football (though doctors have made no indication that he will ever play again). Muamba's first words when he woke: "Did we lose?" Live a footballer, die a footballer. Almost.