| Soccer player dies during match. These are | | | | pronounced medically dead. According to |
| shocking incidents which have happened several | | | | unconfirmed report, Phil suffered from a seizure. |
| times during the past with similar occurrence | | | | In an effort to prevent these tragic incidents, the |
| either on international or local tournaments. Some | | | | International Olympic Committee adopted some |
| even happens during practice sessions. Most of | | | | preventive measures on sudden death of athletes. |
| these incidents are associated with heart attack, | | | | The Lausanne Recommendations was launched |
| head injuries and other medical reasons. | | | | which consist of reports and contains relevant |
| One of the players who died during an ongoing | | | | information on how to prevent these occurrences. |
| tournament is Phil O'Donnell. He is the team | | | | The initiative was fully supported by FIFA and |
| captain of the Scottish Premier League club called | | | | believes in its importance to the sports |
| Motherwell. He was only 35 years old when he | | | | community especially among its players. The |
| died. | | | | objective of the program is to educate athletes |
| Phil was about to leave the field during a | | | | on the importance of their health condition. It also |
| substitution when suddenly he collapsed right in | | | | provides players the knowledge and awareness |
| the middle of the field with the surprise of other | | | | on procedures to prevent this from happening |
| players. The medical team tried to revive him but | | | | again. As soccer player dies is a big loss to the |
| did not succeed. He was brought to a nearby | | | | soccer community and to their families as well. |
| hospital but after a few minutes he was | | | | |