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Zambian player dies during practiceJERUSALEM (AP) -- A Zambian soccer player collapsed during a practice session Wednesday in the Israeli city of Beersheva and died minutes later in a hospital, the Israeli rescue service said.Media reports identified the player as Chaswe Nsofwa, a forward with Hapoel Beersheva, which plays in Israel's second division.Israel TV reported the 27-year-old collapsed during a practice game in the desert city. Rescue workers tried to restart his heart for several minutes on the field before taking him to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.Paramedic Carmel Cohen told The Associated Press he rushed to the field when he received the emergency call."When we arrived we found the soccer player lying on the grass. We found his friends trying to help him," he said. "We gave him first aid, electric shocks and an external pacemaker, but despite all our efforts, he was declared dead at the hospital."It was not known what caused the player's collapse. Israel TV reported that he recently passed a physical exam.On Tuesday, Antonio Puerta, a midfielder for the Spanish club Sevilla, died three days after collapsing during a league game.When is the deaths going to stop biggrin.gif RIP Chaswe Nsofwa

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R.I.P. but you know this is only gtting coverage because of whats been going on this past week. Bet footballers are dying all the time.
truelike there is a lot of athletes that die at a young age but only those with media coverage are told
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