Rob Parker | June 9, 2009
Forewarned is forearmed
Belgian football nearly witnessed a tragedy this week when SV Roeselare’s Anthony Van Loo suffered a heart attack on the pitch. Thankfully, the 20-year-old was aware he had a heart condition and had been fitted with an implanted defibrillator.
The device automatically delivers a shock four seconds after the heart arrests. Van Loo’s legs [...]
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Tags: anthony van loo, belgian football, football, football heart attack, footballer heart attack, heart attack, Roeselare, soccer
Rob Parker | March 9, 2009
Crazy action from the Belgian league
The match between Belgian sides Gent and Turbize was overshadowed by some bizarre refereeing. Firstly, Gent striker Mbaye Leye cheated his way to a penalty with a devious dive. As you can see in the video above, Turbize goalkeeper Nicolas Ardouin clearly made no contact with Leye.
Referee Peter Vervecken was [...]
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Tags: ardouin, belgian football, football, football dives, football video, gent, gent turbize, jupiler league, mbaye leye, nicolas, peter vervecken, soccer, soccer video, turbize
