2nd player dies of cardiac arrest in Belgium


A 23-year-old defender from a lower-league football club has become the second Belgian player to die of cardiac arrest in less than two weeks. Antwerp-based team Beerschot-Wilrijk says Tim Nicot died after collapsing during a match last week.In April, Gregory Mertens, a 24-year-old defender from Lokeren, also died from cardiac arrest during a reserve-team match.