Report: Football really can be life or death

Football teams’ poor performances on the pitch may prove to be literally heartstopping for fans, it emerged today.

Football teams’ poor performances on the pitch may prove to be literally heartstopping for fans, it emerged today.

A new report showed a significant increase in the number of heart attack and stroke deaths among male supporters whose sides have just suffered a home defeat.

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