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Fabrice Muamba remains in critical condition after collapsing during game
Fabrice Muamba. PHOTO/AP
Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba was left critically ill after collapsing during an FA Cup quarter-final tie against Tottenham.
The 23-year-old was rushed to the the intensive care unit of the heart attack centre at the London Chest Hospital.
Medics spent six minutes trying to resuscitate Muamba on the field after he fell to the ground with no other players around him.
The score was 1-1 when the match was abandoned after 41 minutes.
“Bolton Wanderers can confirm that Fabrice Muamba has been admitted to The Heart Attack Centre at The London Chest Hospital where he is in a critically ill condition in intensive care,” said a joint statement from Bolton and the hospital released at 2130 GMT (5:30pm EST)on Saturday.
ESPN, who were broadcasting the match, reported that Muamba was not breathing as he was taken into the tunnel.
