30/04/2022 England Dead
Neil Campbell (45), professional footballer played for Barrow and several clubs over many years. He was unexpectedly taken ill and died suddenly. News Story News Story2
· 30/04/2022 Norway Dead
Unnamed (30s), Marathon Runner was participating in the Bergen Marathon in Norway, collapsed shortly after passing the finish line. He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. News Story
· 30/04/2022 England Dead
Richard Hill (24), Rugby Union player excelled in multiple sports. He had been to the annual Ashbourne Rugby Union Football Club and Ashbourne Cricket Club ball where he was presented with the Players’ Player of the Year Award. Before the evening was out, Richard became suddenly unwell. He was pronounced dead while still at the Ashbourne Recreation Ground. News Story
· 30/04/2022 Italy Dead
Andrea Sciarrini (40), Marotta Basket Basketballer had just played a league promotion match against Urbania Basketball. A couple of hours after the match he collapsed and could not be revived by the medics. News Story News Story2
· 30/04/2022 Georgia, USA Dead
Barron Mann (Age), amateur boxer and student, died suddenly 5 days before his college graduation. News Story
· 29/04/2022 New York, New York Dead
Lazar LaPenna (10), Baseballer was playing in the first baseball match of the season. He had just reached first base after making contact with the ball, when he collapsed and went into a seizure. His father said his son suffered from epilepsy. News Story News Story2
· 29/04/2022 New Brunswick, Canada Dead
Mary Frances Cronin (23), Footballer and university student in Canada and a keen football player. She died suddenly in hospital of a pulmonary embolism. News Story
· 29/04/2022 France Dead
Unnamed (15), Footballer suffered and apparent cardiac arrest and died during football training in Contrexéville, France. He received treatment but could not be revived. News Story
· 28/04/2022 England
Zak Hardaker (30), Leeds Rhinos Rugby League player had only just signed for the team. He had a “suspected seizure” while out walking with his young son and needed the help of a paramedic who happened to be nearby. He was taken to hospital, where he underwent tests before being discharged. News Story
· 26/04/2022 Virginia, USA Dead
Lauren Bernett (20), James Madison University Dukes Softball player. She died suddenly. Cause of death was recorded as “suicide” according to the medical examiner’s office. News Story News Story2
· 26/04/2022 Mexico Dead
Toro Bill Jr (35), wrestler collapsed due to a cardiac arrest, just hours after a wrestling match in his native Mexico. He died. News Story
· 25/04/2022 Spain Dead
Maria Garcia Alonso (43), former Club Atlètic Palafrugell Marathon Runner, one of the most outstanding Catalan athletes, champion of Catalonia. She died suddenly. No more information available. News Story
· 25/04/2022 Tennessee, USA
Kirk Herbstreit (52), former Ohio State Buckeyes American Footballer and now commentator. He became unwell while covering a game and was assisted by paramedics and then taken to hospital. Disagnosed with a blood clot. He posted a year ago that he had a second vaccine. News Story News Story2
· 24/04/2022 Denmark Dead
Matthias Birkkjær Pedersen (19), played handball in Denmark for his club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and for the national U20 team. He died suddenly. News Story
· 24/04/2022 France
Esteban Noriega (32), Argentinian rugby union player living and playing in France for Union Rugby Gascon in a match against Marsacq XV in the Aquitaine League. he collapsed in the 70th minute. Two off-duty nurses were able to get a defibrillator from a nearby community hall and performed life-saving CPR using the defibrillator. News Story News Story2
· 24/04/2022 India Dead
Rajesh Verma (40), former Mumbai Cricket player and member of the Ranji Trophy-winning squad of 2006-07. He died after a cardiac arrest. News Story
· 23/04/2022 England Dead
Mattie Maher (Age), Gaelic Football referee, originally from Ireland but based in London. He was refereeing a Gaelic football match in when he became unwell. He was tended to by emergency services but died en route to hospital. News Story
· 23/04/2022 Italy
Stefano Tacconi (64), former Juventus Football goalkeeper. He attended an event on Friday and felt fine. On Sunday morning he felt unwell and was rushed to hospital. His condition rapidly deteriorated. It was reported that he might have suffered a brain aneurysm. News Story News Story2
· 23/04/2022 Bosnia & Herzegovina
Rifet Kapić (26), Bosnian professional footballer who plays for Sarajevo. In the second half of the match against Tuzla City, Kapić collapsed. An ambulance took him to hospital. News Story News Story2
· 22/04/2022 Germany Dead
Jörg Niebes (Age), SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken Footballer collapsed during a match in Köllerbach, and died. News Story
· 22/04/2022 Germany Dead
Martin Braun (71), football referee in Germany. He collapsed 35 minutes into a match, and died. News Story
· 21/04/2022 Texas, USA Dead
Erik Volper (41), Runner & Footballer died while running on a treadmill from an “unknown heart issue.” News Story
· 20/04/2022 Texas, USA Dead
Stacey Cummings (31), professional bodybuilder. She died suddenly. News Story
· 19/04/2022 England
Ryan Campbell (50), Australian coach of the Netherlands national cricket team. He is said to be triple-vaxxed but in a critical condition and in a coma after suffering massive cardiac arrest. News Story News Story2
· 19/04/2022 Ireland Dead
Kate Moran (20), Athenry Camogie player (Camogie is an Irish game played by women. It is a variant of hurling, which is played by men). She collapsed while played in a match against Ardrahan. Emergency services treated her at the scene before she was taken to University Hospital Galway, where she was pronounced dead the next day. News Story
· 18/04/2022 Germany
Ricky Pinheiro (33), Homburg Footballer was playing in a football match in Germany for FC 08 Homburg, when he collapsed. He was taken to hospital. News Story
· 17/04/2022 Austria
Milos Jovanovic (33), FC Tribuswinkel Football player suddenly collapsed during a match. The club’s masseur reacted immediately and saved his life. News Story News Story2
· 17/04/2022 Turkey Dead
Fatih Mumcu (43), Bodrum Municipality Masters Footballer. In the final match of the Aegean Region Masters Football Federation League, the veteran goalkeeper. collapsed due to a cardiac arrest. He died. News Story
· 15/04/2022 Missouri, USA Dead
Brian Wallace (26), former Arkansas Razorbacks American football players. He had a cardiac arrest and died. News Story
· 15/04/2022 England
Fran Kirby (28), Chelsea and England women football player suffering from fatigue after vaccination. Has not played since February 2022. Chelsea boss Emma Hayes said there is no “definitive reason” behind the fatigue and that more investigation is needed to reach a firm diagnosis. This latest setback puts her participation at Euro 2022 this summer in doubt. News Story
· 15/04/2022 Japan Dead
Steve Cumberland (57), former New Zealand Otago Rugby Union spent 14 years in Japan where he coached rugby. He died suddenly. News Story News Story2
· 15/04/2022 Philippines Dead
Eric Suguitan (36), former Meralco Bolts professional basketball player in the Philippines. He died of a cardiac arrest. News Story News Story2
· 15/04/2022 England Dead
Liam Ratcliffe (29), Leigh Miners Rangers Rugby League player. He died unexpectedly News Story News Story2
· 14/04/2022 Australia
Matthew Lloyd (43), former Essendon Football Club Australian Rules Football superstar, linked his recent Bell’s palsy to the COVID vaccinations. He said the instances of people getting the condition had increased since Covid vaccination were administered. ‘Heart issues and Bell’s palsy have gone through the roof since the boosters and Covid issues.’ News Story
· 14/04/2022 Texas, USA Dead
Ed Jasper (49), American Football player for 9 seasons in the NFL. He has died aged 49. No cause of death announced. News Story
· 13/04/2022 Belgium
Tomas Van Den Spiegel (43), former international basketball player. He was briefly in the Jan Palfijn hospital with blood clots, fluid in the lungs and an enlarged heart. He has now returned home. News Story
· 13/04/2022 Georgia, USA Dead
Jeff Klein (42), former Auburn American football player was diagnosed with cancer and died suddenly. News Story News Story2
· 13/04/2022 England Dead
Dominyka Podziute (21), former Newcastle United women’s football team goalkeeper. She died suddenly. News Story
· 13/04/2022 Wisconsin, USA Dead
Sarah Shulze (21), a track and cross-country star at University of Wisconsin, USA died suddenly. Her family announced that it was a case of “suicide.” News Story
· 12/04/2022 South Carolina, USA Dead
Cedric McMillan (44), Bodybuilder has been absent from the bodybuilding circuit over the past couple of seasons due to a number of injuries and health complications. He died after a cardiac arrest. News Story News Story2
· 12/04/2022 Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Paige Satchell (24), Sydney FC player was playing in the Australia v New Zealand football match. She was substituted early in the match against Australia with a breathing / heartbeat issue. News Story News Story2
· 12/04/2022 Spain Dead
José Carlos Gozalbes (42), Real Murcia Football 11-a-side football coach and former AD Alquerías player died suddenly after being in hospital for a few days. One of his female friends died around February 18th, according to his facebook post, and his March 10th status update that may have given a clue to his hospitalization has been blocked from view. No more information available. News Story
· 12/04/2022 Switzerland
Thomas Rottmeier (45), ice hockey commentator in Switzerland. During the EVZ v ZSC match, he suffered a “medical emergency,” was treated by paramedics and was then taken to hospital where he is recovering. News Story News Story2
· 12/04/2022 France Dead
Unnamed (30), kite surfer from Strasbourg, France, drowned in Lacanau. He was rescued but he was already in cardiopulmonary arrest. Rescuers were unable to resuscitate him. News Story
· 11/04/2022 Italy Dead
Maria Sofia Paparo (27), former professional swimmer and part of the Speedo Master Team. She died suddenly after a cardiac arrest. News Story
· 11/04/2022 Ontario, Canada Dead
Garrett Burnett (46), former Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL ice hockey player. He died unexpectedly. News Story News Story2
· 11/04/2022 Oregon, USA Dead
Wayne Cooper (65), former Denver Nuggets Basketballer played 14 seasons in the NBA league, then spent some years coaching. He died suddenly. No further details are available. News Story
· 10/04/2022 Ontario, Canada Dead
Desai Williams (62) Runner on Canada’s 4×100-metre relay that won bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He died. Cause of death not released. News Story
· 10/04/2022 Romania
Gabriela Ruse (24), tennis player (No. 55 in the world) announced that she suffered from inflammation of the heart as a result of pneumonia and later a positive diagnosis of COVID-19. Her vaccination status was not mentioned, but she played in Melbourne Australia and must have been at least double vaccinated. News Story
16/12/2021 Spain Dead
Izan Edward (7), Beniopa Sports Union footballer suffered a blackout a few minutes after finishing a training session at the Roís de Corella football field. Coaching staff tried to ressuscitate the boy with a defibrillator. An ambulance took him to hospital where he died. Spain has been rushing to vaccinate children 5-11. News Story Child Vaccination
· 16/12/2021 Spain Dead
Dani Chabrera (29), Lokomotiv Tashkent football goalkeeping coach in Uzbekistan. He returned to Spain but became ill and died. News Story
· 16/12/2021 Murcia, Spain
José Javier Ros (aka Monas) (22), UCAM Murcia footballer withdrew from the rest of the season after being diagnosed with pericarditis. News Story News Story2
· 16/12/2021 New Zealand Dead
Taniela Moa (36), Section Paloise, former Tonga international rugby union player, who played mostly in New Zealand and France, died suddenly. No cause of death News Story
· 16/12/2021 Rhode Island, USA Dead
Meaghan McGonagle (41), Cranston High School East boys and girls Volleyball coach and business teacher. Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins said “This is a young woman, 41 years old, in good health, that had the early vaccinations” but she “had been hospitalized for about a week prior to her death.” News Story News Story2
· 16/12/2021 Colorado, USA
Miles Juneau (31), professional Mountain Bike Racer diagnosed with pericarditis. “2 days after the 2nd dose, I experienced heart pain at the onset of exercise that left me sitting on the ground holding my chest.” News Story
· 15/12/2021 Russia Dead
Alexander Frolov (63), Sarmations Ice Hockey player was on the sidelines during a match in the Russian amateur Night Hockey League (NHL) when he suddenly fell ill and collapsed. Died on the way to intensive care unit, with an apparent heart problem. News Story
· 14/12/2021 Zinswiller, Alsace, France Dead
Aurélie Hans (21), female football goalkeeper (since she was 12) suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and died Tuesday, December 14. Daughter of Laurent Hans, player and then manager of various clubs in Northern Alsace. News Story
· 14/12/2021 Miami, Florida, USA Dead
Andres Melendez (20), Cleveland Guardians minor league Baseball player died unexpectedly – no further details available News Story
· 14/12/2021 Italy Dead
Gabriele Marletta (17), Gymnast and athlete felt ill whilst running during an Exercise Science class. His teacher had given him heart massage, then two doctors used a defibrillator. Gabriele was taken to hospital and put into intensive care, where he stayed for 6 weeks. Everyone hoped he would make it. but on 31/01/2022 Gabriele’s heart stopped beating. His father said “Gabriele has always played sports and underwent regular electrocardiograms, he has never had heart problems.” News Story
· 13/12/2021 England
Maxwell Harrison (21), International ballroom dancer developed pericarditis (inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart muscle) five days after his second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and was hospitalized. Top cardiologists said his heart condition was a result of the Pfizer vaccination. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Reims, France
An unnamed footballer (34), playing for Olympique FC de Reims suffered a cardiac arrest mid-match. He was resuscitated on the pitch and then taken to hospital by ambulance. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Australia Dead
Kane van Diermen (35), Sydney Convicts RUFC Rugby Union. Circumstances of death not announced News Story
· 12/12/21 France
Martin Terrier (24), Rennes striker was substituted after chest pains in game against Nice. News Story
· 12/12/21 Italy
Piotr Zielinski (27), Napoli midfielder went to the sideline, 19 minutes into the game against Empoli, struggled to breathe, pointing to his neck and chest. Whole team received booster 18-19 December. News Story News Story2 News Story3 News Story4
· 12/12/2021 Águias do Moradal-Pedrógão, Portugal
Edgar Marques (20), Pedrógão de São Pedro football player collapsed halfway through the second half of a match. Transported to the Amato Lusitano Hospital in Castelo Branco. News Story News Story2
· 12/12/2021 Italy Dead
Stefano Forgione (42), U.S. Balconevisi former amateur footballer, was struck by a sudden illness and died. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Italy Dead
Andrea Navoni (48), Vespa Basket Basketballer was struck down by a sudden illness and could not be saved. No further details given. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Italy Dead
Marco Bozza (43), Jogger loved to run every day, but collapsed from a cardiac arrest while running and died on Sunday. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Australia Dead
Daniel Ferguson (33), Irish former Donaghadee FC player. After 10 years in Australia, Ferguson was to return to his home town, Donaghadee, in Northern Ireland, so must have been vaccinated to fly, but just days before his return, he died. No details given. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Italy Dead
Maurizio Ruozi (51), cyclist and amateur sportsman was running a marathon, but suddenly collapsed with a cardiac arrest after 28 kilometres. He was taken to hospital, but died. News Story
· 12/12/2021 France
Jonathan Coussautie (Age), Olympique FC de Reims Footballer collapsed due to a cardiac arrest and was resuscitated. News Story
· 11/12/2021 Italy Dead
Roberto Valastro (42), runner, a Siderno police officer was jogging on the beach in Locri when he collapsed and died of a cerebral aneurysm, the second death in the ranks of the Calabria State Police within a few days. News Story
· 11/12/2021 Brisbane, Australia Dead
Sulamai Aukuso Lavea (48), NZ origin Rugby League player died of a cardiac arrest at the second level of the Springwood Stairs of Death during training News Story Stairs
· 11/12/2021 California, PA, USA Dead
Branson King (23), California University of Pennsylvania Ice Hockey player died suddenly. No cause of death News Story
· 11/12/21 Norwich, England
Victor Lindelof (27), Manchester United defender went down clutching his chest and pointing to his heart, complained of chest pain and racing pulse. His wife confirmed (many times) they were both vaccinated. News Story
· 11/12/2021 New Jersey, USA Dead
Lauren Anderson (41), elite softball pitcher, one of the greatest softball players in New Jersey history, died. No cause of death given. News Story
· 10/12/21 Serbia
Ricardo Gomes (29) Cape Verde native footballer playing for Serbian club FK Partizan collapsed during training , 45 days after his COVID vaccination. Coach Stanojevic said “The situation is serious.” Gomes, the coach, Bojan Ostojic, and Quincy Menig were vaccinated on the same day. News Story
· 09/12/21 USA Dead
Matt Scherer (38), former Oregon Ducks pro runner died, no cause of death so far News Story
· 08/12/2021 Panama Dead
Franciskao El Diex (32), Footballer and musician preparing to present new material after a break from music. He was playing football with friends when he had a cardiac arrest. Franciskao was transferred to hospital but he was pronounced dead. News Story
· 07/12/21 Croatia Dead
Pavel Karpf (52), former Swiss football goalkeeper for FC Luzern was on his sailing boat in Croatia on Tuesday when he suddenly collapsed and died three days later in hospital. News Story
· 07/12/21 Melbourne, Australia
Jake Lever (25), Melbourne Demons star player (AFL) appeared weak as he dropped to the ground during his first training session in pre-season. He had 20 minutes of medical attention. News Story
· 07/12/2021 Illinois, USA Dead
Jacob Look (17), Brimfield High School Basketball suffered a cardiac arrest n his parents’ hot tub and was found unconscious. Taken to hospital in a critical condition. All efforts to save him were in vain. An autopsy revealed the cause of death was cardiac arrest followed by drowning. News Story
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30/04/2022 England Dead Neil Campbell (45), professional footballer played for Barrow and several clubs over many years. He was unexpectedly taken ill and died suddenly. News Story News Story2
· 30/04/2022 Norway Dead Unnamed (30s), Marathon Runner was participating in the Bergen Marathon in Norway, collapsed shortly after passing the finish line. He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. News Story
· 30/04/2022 England Dead Richard Hill (24), Rugby Union player excelled in multiple sports. He had been to the annual Ashbourne Rugby Union Football Club and Ashbourne Cricket Club ball where he was presented with the Players’ Player of the Year Award. Before the evening was out, Richard became suddenly unwell. He was pronounced dead while still at the Ashbourne Recreation Ground. News Story
· 30/04/2022 Italy Dead Andrea Sciarrini (40), Marotta Basket Basketballer had just played a league promotion match against Urbania Basketball. A couple of hours after the match he collapsed and could not be revived by the medics. News Story News Story2
· 30/04/2022 Georgia, USA Dead Barron Mann (Age), amateur boxer and student, died suddenly 5 days before his college graduation. News Story
· 29/04/2022 New York, New York Dead Lazar LaPenna (10), Baseballer was playing in the first baseball match of the season. He had just reached first base after making contact with the ball, when he collapsed and went into a seizure. His father said his son suffered from epilepsy. News Story News Story2
· 29/04/2022 New Brunswick, Canada Dead Mary Frances Cronin (23), Footballer and university student in Canada and a keen football player. She died suddenly in hospital of a pulmonary embolism. News Story
· 29/04/2022 France Dead Unnamed (15), Footballer suffered and apparent cardiac arrest and died during football training in Contrexéville, France. He received treatment but could not be revived. News Story
· 28/04/2022 England Zak Hardaker (30), Leeds Rhinos Rugby League player had only just signed for the team. He had a “suspected seizure” while out walking with his young son and needed the help of a paramedic who happened to be nearby. He was taken to hospital, where he underwent tests before being discharged. News Story
· 26/04/2022 Virginia, USA Dead Lauren Bernett (20), James Madison University Dukes Softball player. She died suddenly. Cause of death was recorded as “suicide” according to the medical examiner’s office. News Story News Story2
· 26/04/2022 Mexico Dead Toro Bill Jr (35), wrestler collapsed due to a cardiac arrest, just hours after a wrestling match in his native Mexico. He died. News Story
· 25/04/2022 Spain Dead Maria Garcia Alonso (43), former Club Atlètic Palafrugell Marathon Runner, one of the most outstanding Catalan athletes, champion of Catalonia. She died suddenly. No more information available. News Story
· 25/04/2022 Tennessee, USA Kirk Herbstreit (52), former Ohio State Buckeyes American Footballer and now commentator. He became unwell while covering a game and was assisted by paramedics and then taken to hospital. Disagnosed with a blood clot. He posted a year ago that he had a second vaccine. News Story News Story2
· 24/04/2022 Denmark Dead Matthias Birkkjær Pedersen (19), played handball in Denmark for his club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and for the national U20 team. He died suddenly. News Story
· 24/04/2022 France Esteban Noriega (32), Argentinian rugby union player living and playing in France for Union Rugby Gascon in a match against Marsacq XV in the Aquitaine League. he collapsed in the 70th minute. Two off-duty nurses were able to get a defibrillator from a nearby community hall and performed life-saving CPR using the defibrillator. News Story News Story2
· 24/04/2022 India Dead Rajesh Verma (40), former Mumbai Cricket player and member of the Ranji Trophy-winning squad of 2006-07. He died after a cardiac arrest. News Story
· 23/04/2022 England Dead Mattie Maher (Age), Gaelic Football referee, originally from Ireland but based in London. He was refereeing a Gaelic football match in when he became unwell. He was tended to by emergency services but died en route to hospital. News Story
· 23/04/2022 Italy Stefano Tacconi (64), former Juventus Football goalkeeper. He attended an event on Friday and felt fine. On Sunday morning he felt unwell and was rushed to hospital. His condition rapidly deteriorated. It was reported that he might have suffered a brain aneurysm. News Story News Story2
· 23/04/2022 Bosnia & Herzegovina Rifet Kapić (26), Bosnian professional footballer who plays for Sarajevo. In the second half of the match against Tuzla City, Kapić collapsed. An ambulance took him to hospital. News Story News Story2
· 22/04/2022 Germany Dead Jörg Niebes (Age), SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken Footballer collapsed during a match in Köllerbach, and died. News Story
· 22/04/2022 Germany Dead Martin Braun (71), football referee in Germany. He collapsed 35 minutes into a match, and died. News Story
· 21/04/2022 Texas, USA Dead Erik Volper (41), Runner & Footballer died while running on a treadmill from an “unknown heart issue.” News Story
· 20/04/2022 Texas, USA Dead Stacey Cummings (31), professional bodybuilder. She died suddenly. News Story
· 19/04/2022 England Ryan Campbell (50), Australian coach of the Netherlands national cricket team. He is said to be triple-vaxxed but in a critical condition and in a coma after suffering massive cardiac arrest. News Story News Story2
· 19/04/2022 Ireland Dead Kate Moran (20), Athenry Camogie player (Camogie is an Irish game played by women. It is a variant of hurling, which is played by men). She collapsed while played in a match against Ardrahan. Emergency services treated her at the scene before she was taken to University Hospital Galway, where she was pronounced dead the next day. News Story
· 18/04/2022 Germany Ricky Pinheiro (33), Homburg Footballer was playing in a football match in Germany for FC 08 Homburg, when he collapsed. He was taken to hospital. News Story
· 17/04/2022 Austria Milos Jovanovic (33), FC Tribuswinkel Football player suddenly collapsed during a match. The club’s masseur reacted immediately and saved his life. News Story News Story2
· 17/04/2022 Turkey Dead Fatih Mumcu (43), Bodrum Municipality Masters Footballer. In the final match of the Aegean Region Masters Football Federation League, the veteran goalkeeper. collapsed due to a cardiac arrest. He died. News Story
· 15/04/2022 Missouri, USA Dead Brian Wallace (26), former Arkansas Razorbacks American football players. He had a cardiac arrest and died. News Story
· 15/04/2022 England Fran Kirby (28), Chelsea and England women football player suffering from fatigue after vaccination. Has not played since February 2022. Chelsea boss Emma Hayes said there is no “definitive reason” behind the fatigue and that more investigation is needed to reach a firm diagnosis. This latest setback puts her participation at Euro 2022 this summer in doubt. News Story
· 15/04/2022 Japan Dead Steve Cumberland (57), former New Zealand Otago Rugby Union spent 14 years in Japan where he coached rugby. He died suddenly. News Story News Story2
· 15/04/2022 Philippines Dead Eric Suguitan (36), former Meralco Bolts professional basketball player in the Philippines. He died of a cardiac arrest. News Story News Story2
· 15/04/2022 England Dead Liam Ratcliffe (29), Leigh Miners Rangers Rugby League player. He died unexpectedly News Story News Story2
· 14/04/2022 Australia Matthew Lloyd (43), former Essendon Football Club Australian Rules Football superstar, linked his recent Bell’s palsy to the COVID vaccinations. He said the instances of people getting the condition had increased since Covid vaccination were administered. ‘Heart issues and Bell’s palsy have gone through the roof since the boosters and Covid issues.’ News Story
· 14/04/2022 Texas, USA Dead Ed Jasper (49), American Football player for 9 seasons in the NFL. He has died aged 49. No cause of death announced. News Story
· 13/04/2022 Belgium Tomas Van Den Spiegel (43), former international basketball player. He was briefly in the Jan Palfijn hospital with blood clots, fluid in the lungs and an enlarged heart. He has now returned home. News Story
· 13/04/2022 Georgia, USA Dead Jeff Klein (42), former Auburn American football player was diagnosed with cancer and died suddenly. News Story News Story2
· 13/04/2022 England Dead Dominyka Podziute (21), former Newcastle United women’s football team goalkeeper. She died suddenly. News Story
· 13/04/2022 Wisconsin, USA Dead Sarah Shulze (21), a track and cross-country star at University of Wisconsin, USA died suddenly. Her family announced that it was a case of “suicide.” News Story
· 12/04/2022 South Carolina, USA Dead Cedric McMillan (44), Bodybuilder has been absent from the bodybuilding circuit over the past couple of seasons due to a number of injuries and health complications. He died after a cardiac arrest. News Story News Story2
· 12/04/2022 Australian Capital Territory, Australia Paige Satchell (24), Sydney FC player was playing in the Australia v New Zealand football match. She was substituted early in the match against Australia with a breathing / heartbeat issue. News Story News Story2
· 12/04/2022 Spain Dead José Carlos Gozalbes (42), Real Murcia Football 11-a-side football coach and former AD Alquerías player died suddenly after being in hospital for a few days. One of his female friends died around February 18th, according to his facebook post, and his March 10th status update that may have given a clue to his hospitalization has been blocked from view. No more information available. News Story
· 12/04/2022 Switzerland Thomas Rottmeier (45), ice hockey commentator in Switzerland. During the EVZ v ZSC match, he suffered a “medical emergency,” was treated by paramedics and was then taken to hospital where he is recovering. News Story News Story2
· 12/04/2022 France Dead Unnamed (30), kite surfer from Strasbourg, France, drowned in Lacanau. He was rescued but he was already in cardiopulmonary arrest. Rescuers were unable to resuscitate him. News Story
· 11/04/2022 Italy Dead Maria Sofia Paparo (27), former professional swimmer and part of the Speedo Master Team. She died suddenly after a cardiac arrest. News Story
· 11/04/2022 Ontario, Canada Dead Garrett Burnett (46), former Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL ice hockey player. He died unexpectedly. News Story News Story2
· 11/04/2022 Oregon, USA Dead Wayne Cooper (65), former Denver Nuggets Basketballer played 14 seasons in the NBA league, then spent some years coaching. He died suddenly. No further details are available. News Story
· 10/04/2022 Ontario, Canada Dead Desai Williams (62) Runner on Canada’s 4×100-metre relay that won bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He died. Cause of death not released. News Story
· 10/04/2022 Romania Gabriela Ruse (24), tennis player (No. 55 in the world) announced that she suffered from inflammation of the heart as a result of pneumonia and later a positive diagnosis of COVID-19. Her vaccination status was not mentioned, but she played in Melbourne Australia and must have been at least double vaccinated. News Story
16/12/2021 Spain Dead Izan Edward (7), Beniopa Sports Union footballer suffered a blackout a few minutes after finishing a training session at the Roís de Corella football field. Coaching staff tried to ressuscitate the boy with a defibrillator. An ambulance took him to hospital where he died. Spain has been rushing to vaccinate children 5-11. News Story Child Vaccination
· 16/12/2021 Spain Dead Dani Chabrera (29), Lokomotiv Tashkent football goalkeeping coach in Uzbekistan. He returned to Spain but became ill and died. News Story
· 16/12/2021 Murcia, Spain José Javier Ros (aka Monas) (22), UCAM Murcia footballer withdrew from the rest of the season after being diagnosed with pericarditis. News Story News Story2
· 16/12/2021 New Zealand Dead Taniela Moa (36), Section Paloise, former Tonga international rugby union player, who played mostly in New Zealand and France, died suddenly. No cause of death News Story
· 16/12/2021 Rhode Island, USA Dead Meaghan McGonagle (41), Cranston High School East boys and girls Volleyball coach and business teacher. Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins said “This is a young woman, 41 years old, in good health, that had the early vaccinations” but she “had been hospitalized for about a week prior to her death.” News Story News Story2
· 16/12/2021 Colorado, USA Miles Juneau (31), professional Mountain Bike Racer diagnosed with pericarditis. “2 days after the 2nd dose, I experienced heart pain at the onset of exercise that left me sitting on the ground holding my chest.” News Story
· 15/12/2021 Russia Dead Alexander Frolov (63), Sarmations Ice Hockey player was on the sidelines during a match in the Russian amateur Night Hockey League (NHL) when he suddenly fell ill and collapsed. Died on the way to intensive care unit, with an apparent heart problem. News Story
· 14/12/2021 Zinswiller, Alsace, France Dead Aurélie Hans (21), female football goalkeeper (since she was 12) suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and died Tuesday, December 14. Daughter of Laurent Hans, player and then manager of various clubs in Northern Alsace. News Story
· 14/12/2021 Miami, Florida, USA Dead Andres Melendez (20), Cleveland Guardians minor league Baseball player died unexpectedly – no further details available News Story
· 14/12/2021 Italy Dead Gabriele Marletta (17), Gymnast and athlete felt ill whilst running during an Exercise Science class. His teacher had given him heart massage, then two doctors used a defibrillator. Gabriele was taken to hospital and put into intensive care, where he stayed for 6 weeks. Everyone hoped he would make it. but on 31/01/2022 Gabriele’s heart stopped beating. His father said “Gabriele has always played sports and underwent regular electrocardiograms, he has never had heart problems.” News Story
· 13/12/2021 England Maxwell Harrison (21), International ballroom dancer developed pericarditis (inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart muscle) five days after his second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and was hospitalized. Top cardiologists said his heart condition was a result of the Pfizer vaccination. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Reims, France An unnamed footballer (34), playing for Olympique FC de Reims suffered a cardiac arrest mid-match. He was resuscitated on the pitch and then taken to hospital by ambulance. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Australia Dead Kane van Diermen (35), Sydney Convicts RUFC Rugby Union. Circumstances of death not announced News Story
· 12/12/21 France Martin Terrier (24), Rennes striker was substituted after chest pains in game against Nice. News Story
· 12/12/21 Italy Piotr Zielinski (27), Napoli midfielder went to the sideline, 19 minutes into the game against Empoli, struggled to breathe, pointing to his neck and chest. Whole team received booster 18-19 December. News Story News Story2 News Story3 News Story4
· 12/12/2021 Águias do Moradal-Pedrógão, Portugal Edgar Marques (20), Pedrógão de São Pedro football player collapsed halfway through the second half of a match. Transported to the Amato Lusitano Hospital in Castelo Branco. News Story News Story2
· 12/12/2021 Italy Dead Stefano Forgione (42), U.S. Balconevisi former amateur footballer, was struck by a sudden illness and died. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Italy Dead Andrea Navoni (48), Vespa Basket Basketballer was struck down by a sudden illness and could not be saved. No further details given. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Italy Dead Marco Bozza (43), Jogger loved to run every day, but collapsed from a cardiac arrest while running and died on Sunday. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Australia Dead Daniel Ferguson (33), Irish former Donaghadee FC player. After 10 years in Australia, Ferguson was to return to his home town, Donaghadee, in Northern Ireland, so must have been vaccinated to fly, but just days before his return, he died. No details given. News Story
· 12/12/2021 Italy Dead Maurizio Ruozi (51), cyclist and amateur sportsman was running a marathon, but suddenly collapsed with a cardiac arrest after 28 kilometres. He was taken to hospital, but died. News Story
· 12/12/2021 France Jonathan Coussautie (Age), Olympique FC de Reims Footballer collapsed due to a cardiac arrest and was resuscitated. News Story
· 11/12/2021 Italy Dead Roberto Valastro (42), runner, a Siderno police officer was jogging on the beach in Locri when he collapsed and died of a cerebral aneurysm, the second death in the ranks of the Calabria State Police within a few days. News Story
· 11/12/2021 Brisbane, Australia Dead Sulamai Aukuso Lavea (48), NZ origin Rugby League player died of a cardiac arrest at the second level of the Springwood Stairs of Death during training News Story Stairs
· 11/12/2021 California, PA, USA Dead Branson King (23), California University of Pennsylvania Ice Hockey player died suddenly. No cause of death News Story
· 11/12/21 Norwich, England Victor Lindelof (27), Manchester United defender went down clutching his chest and pointing to his heart, complained of chest pain and racing pulse. His wife confirmed (many times) they were both vaccinated. News Story
· 11/12/2021 New Jersey, USA Dead Lauren Anderson (41), elite softball pitcher, one of the greatest softball players in New Jersey history, died. No cause of death given. News Story
· 10/12/21 Serbia Ricardo Gomes (29) Cape Verde native footballer playing for Serbian club FK Partizan collapsed during training , 45 days after his COVID vaccination. Coach Stanojevic said “The situation is serious.” Gomes, the coach, Bojan Ostojic, and Quincy Menig were vaccinated on the same day. News Story
· 09/12/21 USA Dead Matt Scherer (38), former Oregon Ducks pro runner died, no cause of death so far News Story
· 08/12/2021 Panama Dead Franciskao El Diex (32), Footballer and musician preparing to present new material after a break from music. He was playing football with friends when he had a cardiac arrest. Franciskao was transferred to hospital but he was pronounced dead. News Story
· 07/12/21 Croatia Dead Pavel Karpf (52), former Swiss football goalkeeper for FC Luzern was on his sailing boat in Croatia on Tuesday when he suddenly collapsed and died three days later in hospital. News Story
· 07/12/21 Melbourne, Australia Jake Lever (25), Melbourne Demons star player (AFL) appeared weak as he dropped to the ground during his first training session in pre-season. He had 20 minutes of medical attention. News Story
· 07/12/2021 Illinois, USA Dead Jacob Look (17), Brimfield High School Basketball suffered a cardiac arrest n his parents’ hot tub and was found unconscious. Taken to hospital in a critical condition. All efforts to save him were in vain. An autopsy revealed the cause of death was cardiac arrest followed by drowning. News Story