A Portsmouth fan has died after a medical emergency in the beginning of a Championship sport noticed gamers taken off the pitch.
Kick-off was delayed by 35 minutes within the membership’s dwelling match in opposition to Middlesbrough at Fratton Park on Saturday.
Emergency providers handled the person on the scene, however Portsmouth Soccer Membership later introduced the supporter had died.
A press release from the membership stated: “We’re devastated to report {that a} Pompey fan has died following a medical emergency at Fratton Park at this time.”
It stated the incident occurred “proper in the beginning of the sport”, with the referee taking the gamers off the pitch “to permit for therapy to be administered”.
“Regardless of the valiant makes an attempt of the emergency providers, the supporter sadly handed away,” the assertion learn.
“Subsequent of kin are conscious. Our honest ideas and condolences exit to the supporter’s household and family members at this unhappy time.”
The membership stated it was grateful to all of the Portsmouth and Middlesbrough followers contained in the stadium “for the compassion, persistence and understanding they confirmed in such distressing circumstances”.
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, 2025-01-18 21:45:00
