Beyond the Game: Remembering Sports Icons Lost in Action

Phil Hughes (Cricket)

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Marc-Vivien Foé (Football)

[{"selector":"#anim-93b2a714-3354-4149-a480-3911b8dc7cfe [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-7.5495497747274385%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7fced8f-ccd5-4099-8fd7-0137e0a61629","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-edb10041-8574-4692-aab5-a9db0d6c6724","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 162.93596%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-686d17c6-528d-427a-8520-87a0f45f8319","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-753c877a-81d1-4f75-a48b-a67887dd7435","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -748.24954%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a3b145dc-7cdb-4b13-b38f-acdd7d5498c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a018a268-8283-4af8-96aa-d52201322eba","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 914.07392%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cameroonian footballer Marc-Vivien Foé died on June 26, 2003, during a FIFA Confederations Cup semifinal match between Cameroon and Colombia due to a heart attack.

Antonio Puerta (Football)

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Miklós Fehér (Football)

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Patrick Ekeng (Football)

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Piermario Morosini (Football)

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Vladimir Dimitrijević (Basketball)

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