Second footballer dies 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.

Second footballer dies 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 said Tim Nicot died after collapsing during a match last week.

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