‘Only the good die young’: Paul Merson pays tearful tribute to Ugo Ehiogu

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‘Only the good die young’: Paul Merson pays tearful tribute to Ugo Ehiogu

Ugo Ehiogu's death at age of 44 prompted tributes from all over the football world as former team-mate Paul Merson broke down in tears and said "only the good die young".

Former England defender Ehiogu, who was Tottenham's Under-23s coach, collapsed at the club's training centre on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest.

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