Let's pray for Muamba!

[Melanicus 5,208]

Fabrice Muamba collapses on pitch during FA Cup match

Tottenham's FA Cup game against Bolton Wanderers has been abandoned after Trotters midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed and stopped breathing.

Medics spent 10 minutes trying to resuscitate the 23-year-old on the field before the players were taken off by referee Howard Webb.

BBC Radio 5 live senior football reporter Ian Dennis says the English midfielder is fighting for his life.

The score was 1-1 when he collapsed with no players close-by on 41 minutes.

Medical staff gave Muamba mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and tried to revive him with a defibrillator. In total six medics were treating the player.

Both sets of supporters chanted Muamba's name as he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher. ESPN reported that he was not breathing as he was taken down the tunnel.

The former Arsenal midfielder has been taken to hospital, accompanied by manager Owen Coyle and club captain Kevin Davies.

A Bolton spokesman said: "Fabrice Muamba has been taken to hospital following his collapse. There is no further information at this time."

Referee Webb called the visibly shaken players off the field after consulting with Coyle and Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp.

Minutes later the match was abandoned.

Soon after the incident, messages of support flooded in for the former Arsenal man.

Spurs player Rafael van der Vaart was one of the players on the pitch when Muamba collapsed. He tweeted: "Terrible what happened with Muamba during the game. We're all praying for him."

England international Jack Wilshere, who played with Muamba at Bolton, tweeted: "Hope Muamba is okay. Thoughts with him."

Middlesbrough defender Justin Hoyte, who played in the Arsenal youth team with Muamba, said: "I seriously hope my best friend in football is OK. Stay strong bro [sic] please please stay strong. God is with you remember that."

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor said: "At the moment we are all watching, waiting, hoping and praying. For all the football family it's a terrible thing to see.

"We just hope it's not going to be a situation like that of Marc-Vivian Foe.

"This can happen on a pitch and one of the reasons why we insist all youngsters coming into the game have the ability to have heart screenings to avoid this happening."

Muamba joined Wanderers from Birmingham City in 2008 and has made 130 league appearances for the club.

[termninja 5,290]

Wow just heard it...terrible...rumors flying around that they got him breathing again.

Hopefully he will be alright.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Thoughts go out to him and his friends and family. Really puts things in perspective..

[Milan 17,859]

Although I am not a religious person, I really do pray for the boy. Fight Fabrice, fight!

[petr.breu 1,618]

That's so sad... Hope he will be ok... Football is nothing in these moments... Fight Muamba, for your family...

[Badboy 1,526]

Watching him trying to fight to breath on the ground was horrible.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

I would not follow what Twitter says, an hour before there was rumors that he died.

[Ollie 4,400]

News in that he's in a stable condition. Great news coming through on SSN!

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

If it comes from SSN then hopefully it came from good souces and not Twitter rumors.

[Badboy 1,526]

If it comes from SSN then hopefully it came from good soucres and not Twitter rumors.

If it comes from SSN then hopefully it came from good soucres and not Twitter rumors.

Twitter is a big load of shit, people saying things like RIP Fabrice Muamba without having any proof at all its just sadistic. All these people talking about how they witnessed his last moments and stuff like that, I think Twitter should be restricted.

[Jase 43,479]

Great news! Relief to hear that.

[Beirut_Blues 306]

Watching him trying to fight to breath on the ground was horrible.

it brought tears to my eye for real..... im hearing he is better and he's gona pull through hopefully.

[Term-X 7,891]

Pray? .. we don't need that religious propaganda on here, edit the thread title.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

A statement from the hospital is saying that Fabrice Muamba is in "stable" condition

http://www.cartilagefreecaptain.com/2012/3/17/2880713/fabrice-muamba-condition-tottenham-bolton

Such a relief.

[Igi26 346]

Pray? .. we don't need that religious propaganda on here, edit the thread title.

You seems pissed mate?

[Beirut_Blues 306]

Pray? .. we don't need that religious propaganda on here, edit the thread title.

Let's .... for Muamba?

[Manuf 1,448]

stay strong, Muamba!

for example.

wonder why is everyone calling for god now, was he away when he collapsed or what..

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

BBC 5Live arn't mentioning that statement, they still keep saying they have not recieved any more information... Strange.