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Dubai United Arab Emirates:- During a soccer match between "FS Alverca" and "Onio de Almirim" in the third division of the Portuguese League, the Brazilian soccer player, Alex Apolinario, fell from a heart attack and died days later in hospital.
A video clip circulated on social media showed the moment the player of "FS Alverca" Apollinario collapsed on the pitch half an hour after the start of the match, according to the British newspaper "Mirror", that Apollinario fell to the ground half an hour after the match.
Medics used a pacemaker, before taking the player to the hospital, where his condition stabilized until, however, the club announced the death of Apollinario.
"We declare with deep regret, according to the information provided by the medical staff at the Villa Franca de Chira Hospital, the death of our player Alex Sandro dos Santos Apollinario as a result of a stroke this morning," the club said in a statement.