Huge tributes to player who died on the pitch

– The Dinamo Bucharest midfielder died of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on the pitch
– He fell to the floor in he 70th minute of a televised league match in Romania
The world of football has started paying tributes to Cameroonian footballer Patrick Ekeng who recently died on the pitch while playing for Dinamo Bucharest.
The 26-year-old fell to the floor in the 70th minute of a televised Romanian league match between Dinamo and Viitorul.
According to Romanian broadcaster Digisport, there was no resuscitation kit/equipment in the ambulance that transported Ekeng to the hospital, one minute away, but instead cardiac massage was performed.
The player was pronounced dead two hours later.
After news of his death filtered through, the world of football took to social media to send their tributes;
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