[TheDandyMan]

Many soccer players suffer sudden death during and immediately after games, not sure this is as unusual as some believe.

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/2/80

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

The first time I read a story similar to this on Free Republic I did exactly what you did. I looked to see how many people normally die in soccer from heart issues and found that there’s really nothing new going on here. It’s like people don’t know the difference between anecdotal evidence and actual data anymore.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Thanks for your post #15. I hate it when anti vaccine people try to imply this is just from the COVID vaccine.

[consult]

Thank you! The 2022 BMJ article says it all.

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/2/80

Seems fairly common considering how many people in the world play soccer.

From 2014 to 2018
“617 players (mean age 34±16 years, 96% men) with sudden death were reported from 67 countries; 142 players (23%) survived. A diagnosis by autopsy or definite medical reports was established in 211 cases (34%). The leading cause in players >35 years was coronary artery disease (76%) and in players ≤35 years was sudden unexplained death (SUD, 22%). In players ≤35 years the leading cause of SCD varied by region: cardiomyopathy in South America (42%), coronary artery anomaly in North America (33%) and SUD in Europe (26%).”

[PghBaldy]

It is the World’s most popular sport, so there are many soccer players Worldwide.