Fabrice Muamba

First off I'd just like to say get well soon Fabrice!

But questions must be asked how this could happen to a young man at his physical peak in the most demanding football league in the world? The premier league has in place medical procedures to prevent certain injuries and medical anomalies but there have been calls, since this recent tradgedy, to make these test more stringent. Now, across in main land Europe Italy have such testings, which stop athletes competing at such high intensities if proven to have such genetic defects that will endanger their lives. so why not in England? These preventative measures surely must be brought into force with immediate effect. Since the incident at White Hart Lane, the whole of the Tottenham squad have requested cardiology tests, as have players from clubs the length of the British Isles.

Now on the more positive side of things, the response from medics at the scene was fantastic. Not enough credit is given to the men and women who keep the athletes in tip top shape. David Silva, a Man City midfielder, has recently been quoted as saying in the telegraph that no player can ever say they are 100% fit. So credit must be given to the medics within these teams that get the players out on the pitch. But special mention has to go to the medics whose actions on Saturday evening saved a life.

Muamba's heart stopped beating for 78 minutes, and in that time had 15 defibrulations , it is a marvel he is alive to tell the tale. It is widely believed that without the actions of the club doctors, a cardiologist from the spectators and the ambulance staff that Fabrice would sadly no longer be with us. So hats off to those who are able to produce such heroic actions under the gazing eye of 42,000 chanting football fans.