“there are thousands of FReepers who have watched
TV since its inception, and NO ONE ever saw such deaths.”
I’m sure you have a good memory and Freepers have watched Arab soccer games on TV for decades.
I’ve followed soccer like a nut for decades. Every year about 3 or 4 do die of cardiac issues either during a match or following practice.
Marc Vivian Foe does come to mind in 2004.
Catalin Hildan was another, but in 2000 I think.
Then there was Miklos Feher, also in 2004.
Those are the famous ones.
But, the continuous occurrence of players dropping dead or having heart attacks on the field in the last year or so is beyond anything I’ve ever seen.
This is anything but normal.