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Football fan dies after collapsing in the stands during Everton v Stoke City

Published 20:57 27 Aug 2016 BST

Updated 20:58 27 Aug 2016 BST

Conor Heneghan
Football fan dies after collapsing in the stands during Everton v Stoke City

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Terribly sad news.

A 51-year old man has passed away in hospital after collapsing at Goodison Park during Everton’s victory over Stoke City on Saturday afternoon. Everton released a statement on Saturday evening confirming that the fan passed away at Aintree Hospital shortly after having been taken there by ambulance from Goodison Park. https://twitter.com/Everton/status/769609750845816833 Police officers, an off-duty doctor and paramedics performed CPR on the fan prior to the arrival of the ambulance after he had reportedly collapsed in the Sir Philip Carter Park stand. https://twitter.com/stokecity/status/769619938843693056

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