It's true. The Cameroon international died during the match between his country and Colombia for the Confederations Cup Semi-Final, a few hours ago, from an heart-attack.

He just fell down on the middle of the field. The medics tried everything to help him, but they couldn't.

Right now, it has been announced on Saint-Denis, and some french players that knew him couldn't contain themselves, and cried. Gregory Coupet, Thierry Henry, Sidney Govou were the faces of sadness by the departure not only of a professional collegue, but of a close friend. A minute of silence was accomplished.

Here, I personally give my condolences to Foé's family.

Yup!!
Sorry for this!!
Foe is a great player!!

This is sad:( :( :(

Were did he play?

Damn thats so sad :(

I just heard this on the radio
Apparently he was a city player, but i dont know.

rip

Yes it is very sad. My thoughts are with his family and his team and everyone that new him. Unreal

Ezio

I am extremely sad to hear this news. I saw the match and initially thought it was heat exhaustion or tiredness. I prayed he would be Ok. Very sad.

Quote from the late, great Foe's former manager harry Redknap.

"You couldn't meet a nicer, more fantastic person than Marc Foe. He was a special boy - I just can't believe it."

Awful news :(

Oh my God, I can`t believe it. He is one of my favourite players, and he still has a lot to achieve. Goodbye Foe . . . :( You will always remembered.

Thats horrible news. It makes you realize that football is just a game.

I will miss that mate



CAMEROON IS GOING TO WIN THE CUP TO DEDICATE TO HIM!!!!:rockman: :rockman:

Tragedy...I've seen him dying...and so did milions of pople...

Requiescat in pace...

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Originally posted by Larry
I just heard this on the radio
Apparently he was a city player, but i dont know.

rip

Yep, he was on loan at Man City from Lyon last season...

My condolences to his family and friends:(.

Shouldn't the Cup be postponed. I don't think any of the Cameroonians especially can possibly play football at this extremely sad time. When or if they do resume I pray that Cameroon win for Foe.

Yea, it should be postponed, Cameroon and France both will have a hard time, Foe spent a long time in france.

What a tragedy:( :( :(

I just heard about this while watching the Turkey-France game. Very, very sad........:(

FIFA are expected to make a statement later on wether the final will be postponed or not :(

absolutely tragic, foe was a tremendous talent who will be sorely missed

my deepest condolences to his family and friends.

They should rename the cup, if they continue to have it, to the Marc-Vivien Foe Cup.

As I was watching him being carried off the field on a stretcher, It looked like he fell off the stretcher. Did anybody else notice this?

I hope that wasn't the cause.

This is very sad.

WHOA. Major shock there!!!!!:eek: I was watchin the game live but it was in spanish so i couldn't understand what was going on. I just saw his mouth taped up and I noticed he wasn't moving in the stretcher so I was like what the...

Just shows how short life really is.

Un****ing believable...... check out the FIFA homepage and see how long it takes you to find out info about this unfortunate thing that just happened......:f***:

They should AT LEAST make it their headline

Really the only sensible thing is to postpone the tournament. I am saddened, but not surprised that FIFA still ordered the France v Turkey match to go ahead.

Gregory Coupet looked as if he would rather be anywhere than in a football stadium.

I've heard of this only in the beggining of France-Turkey... it's so sad to see the players of France crying...:( I give my condolences to all the members of his family and i think i'll support Cameroon till the end of the tournment.

Very sad indeed.
He nearly played for manutd, mind but because of a broken leg the deal was cancelled.

Quote Bill Paisley :

"I've heard people saying football is a life and death matter. I'm extremely disapointed, it is much, much more than that I assure you."


For the first time, I think he's wrong.:( :( :( :( :( :(


Foe, we'll always remember you.

He died playing the game he loved

He was a truly great player

My deepest condolences to his family and freinds

very sad news indeed :( I was shocked when i heard it a while ago..
RIP :(

All I can say is RIP Foe and hope that Cameroon go on to win if they do play. Sad waste of life........ :(

R.I.P. Foe. It's a shock and a shame.

Sepp Blatter has said on French television that football should show it's strength by playing the final on Sunday...if you ask me, the decision to play on Sunday (if confirmed after the France v Turkey game) would be totally disrespectful as I fear that such a decision would be in order to appease the sponsors:kader:.

:rolleyes: :( :rolleyes: :(
why, its not fair, its so sad:(

Originally posted by Vazza
Sepp Blatter has said on French television that football should show it's strength by playing the final on Sunday...if you ask me, such a decision (if confirmed after the France v Turkey game) would be totally disrespectful as I fear that such a decision would be to appease the sponsors:kader:.

Fifa are obviously thinking only of themselves and not for the family, freinds and team-mates of Foe.

Shame on Fifa:kader:

Some sites say his heart stopped, others say he took a blow to the head.

he just falled it was terrible, i watch it live. He was a great player and the spirit of the team.

I heard about that and it's a shock. I never expected that at all. But then, I doubt anyone did.

I cant say i saw the game so im not totally sure what happens and i dont think we will be. FIFA have arranged a post mortem so we will find out the cause of death soon I hope.

sorry for the smiling face didn't see that.:(

Originally posted by TOON ARMY
Fifa are obviously thinking only of themselves and not for the family, freinds and team-mates of Foe.

Shame on Fifa:kader:

this has happened before, and it has never been stopped before, I am not surprised about this,

Yeah I saw it live too. Freaky stuff. What did they put on his mouth? I saw something like tape or some kind of mouth plug.

i saw the match and i totally think that the final shoudn`t be played.
i`m so sad for FOE.:(

maybe an oxygen tube? i think thats what they put on his mouth.

i cannot put into words my grief and shock upon hearing about what happened. my deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the federation cameroonaise de football (cameroonian fa), olympique lyonnais, and to his family.

you turks are an embarassment to humanity, read this " With some of the players bowing their heads, about 40 seconds of silence was observed. A few of the Turkish fans shouted as French fans tried to quiet them." WOW, thats STUNNING. then that idiot on another thread goes nuts after hearing turkey scored, have some sympathy

Originally posted by manufan
Yeah I saw it live too. Freaky stuff. What did they put on his mouth? I saw something like tape or some kind of mouth plug.

is a plastic thing, just so he wont swallow his own tongue...

I think they need to start examining why this happens more and more often lately, in the usa, there have been more and more deaths in american football pre-season, also in baseball preseason, even in college practice... there is no real reason why a 28 yr old athlete's heart stops.. unless he had been taking performance enhancement drugs at one point during his career...

I think they put a plastic guard in to stop him from swollowing his tounge. :(

Originally posted by mister
you turks are an embarassment to humanity, read this " With some of the players bowing their heads, about 40 seconds of silence was observed. A few of the Turkish fans shouted as French fans tried to quiet them." WOW, thats STUNNING. then that idiot on another thread goes nuts after hearing turkey scored, have some sympathy

why wouldnt he be happy that turkey scored? If it was your national team you would have the same reaction if it was your team that scored to get back into the game... so.. whats the big deal.. someone died, we are all very sorry.. but the game is still being played.

I'M VERY VERY SAD AND UPSET COS HE GREAT PLAYER AND GREAT SHOOT SO I WAS LBIG SHOCKED HE WAS FALL OFF AND HE WAS HEART ATTACK. HE CAN'T WOKE UP BY ALL DOCTOR AND PSYSICPHOISOT TRIED HIM MAKE WOKE UP BUT GIVE UP AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR FEW HOUR AND WE FOUND OUT HE DEATH OF 33 AGE.:( :mad:

First of all this tournament is about as meaningless as soccer tourneys go, and even if youre happy you dont have to celebrate like a jackass when obviously everybody is saddened by what happend.

Just today i was arguing that it was one of the most meaningless football tournaments about...

I, and everyone is saddend by what happened. But people cant put their happiness on hold. We must all respect and remember what happened, but life goes on! :(

Originally posted by Chucky907
I'M VERY VERY SAD AND UPSET COS HE GREAT PLAYER AND GREAT SHOOT SO I WAS LBIG SHOCKED HE WAS FALL OFF AND HE WAS HEART ATTACK. HE CAN'T WOKE UP BY ALL DOCTOR AND PSYSICPHOISOT TRIED HIM MAKE WOKE UP BUT GIVE UP AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR FEW HOUR AND WE FOUND OUT HE DEATH OF 33 AGE.:( :mad:
You are definitely not British.;)

This is just so sad, he provided a great year of football for City, so much so that Keegan wanted to sign him permanently. I just can't believe it. :(

Originally posted by manufan
You are definitely not British.;)

did you arrive to that conclusion all by yourself?? :crazyboy:

Apparently, it was his heart which gave way, and they tried for 45 minutes to resurrect him, it's really upsetting to see such a young and talented player pass away like that

My condolences are with the Foe family and the Cameroonian national side, and I hope those who disrespected the minute's silence will suffer twice as horribly as the family of Marc Vivien-Foe have

Originally posted by mister
First of all this tournament is about as meaningless as soccer tourneys go, and even if youre happy you dont have to celebrate like a jackass when obviously everybody is saddened by what happend.
I agree, you should at least show some reverence. If you're at a funeral, and u heard on your portable radio that your team scored, will u jump up and down shouting GOOOOAAAAAAL!!!!?


(i know, i suck at illustrations)

Originally posted by briggzy
I, and everyone is saddend by what happened. But people cant put their happiness on hold. We must all respect and remember what happened, but life goes on! :(

lets move on???? he died, what, an hour ago. even the players, well at least the french players are very sad, doubt the turks are though.

Wasn't the thread he posted it in about the Turkey-France game? So, he should be allowed to celebrate in the thread that his team is playing in....

Complete shock. He was only 28. RIP.:(

Originally posted by mister
lets move on???? he died, what, an hour ago. even the players, well at least the french players are very sad, doubt the turks are though.

so you are going to cancel your activities for the evening and not do anything of what you had plan because a soccer player, that you have no relation to died?

shocking :(

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/APWires/sports/D7RTLCA02.html

He used to be one of my fav players on CM :(

http://sport.onet.pl/_i/zajawy/foe1.jpg

Hey, im upset about this...alot. We just cant forget about this straight away...all im saying is that, yeh, its sad...very sad. But we cant dwell on wats lost. Lets have time to mourn but lets forget about it over time.

Originally posted by valioso
so you are going to cancel your activities for the evening and not do anything of what you had plan because a soccer player, that you have no relation to died?

stunning words

OK, i guess FIFA should be blamed for not postponing the game, but even if you are happy your team scored, i dont think its appropriate to be celebrating, it just looks ignorant on your part.

Aren't you being ignorant by acting like this? :confused:

This is sooooo sad...
I haven't seen it yet but it sounds horrible to me to see someone die live on your tv screen.

and about the Fifa and Uefa ( both! ), you're a ****ing association! You only think of money and you sponsors and contracts, and not the players on the pitch itself.You guys make me sick after 11 september and the dead of Foé,the lovely games goes to crap with people on top at Fifa and uefa wich problably have never ever played football i think.
This lousy tournament should be postponed now, because a player died on the field! not in his hotelroom, but on the grass! Neither teams will care about winning the final so better postponed it!

I feel sorry for his family, teammates, friends and to all the cameroon people.

Originally posted by briggzy
I, and everyone is saddend by what happened. But people cant put their happiness on hold. We must all respect and remember what happened, but life goes on! :(

I think you're a idiot...

Originally posted by Real Charley
I think you're a idiot...

I think you're.........

I'd get banned if i sed it

i´ve just heard that on the newspaper...
my god
rest in peace!
god.... :nape:

life does go on... fifa is not going to stop a game 5 minutes before it had to start. I am sad he died, but I am not from cameroon, or a man city supporter, or a relative... so why wouldnt i get on with my life? or do you stop your life every time something bad happens in the world?

Originally posted by mister
stunning words

It's sad that he died, but I agree...

If someone you never met in your life dies, you wouldn't be all sad about it...

Just because he's famous doesn't mean his death is more important than millions of other people who will die today.

Originally posted by MastaLFC
It's sad that he died, but I agree...

If someone you never met in your life dies, you wouldn't be all sad about it...

Just because he's famous doesn't mean his death is more important than millions of other people who will die today.
Word yo. There's some people that got murdered on my block. I watched their bodies get taken out but I didn't beat my self up in grief.

I never met this guy ever, and i bet none of you's did either. I am saddend by this, but im not gonna pospone everything in MY life in the near future. Mourning for the death of Foe. Somebody, i never met. Im not a Man Citeh fan or from Cameroon.

Originally posted by MastaLFC
shocking :(

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/APWires/sports/D7RTLCA02.html

He used to be one of my fav players on CM :(


Please remove that picture mate. :(

Originally posted by manufan
I agree, you should at least show some reverence. If you're at a funeral, and u heard on your portable radio that your team scored, will u jump up and down shouting GOOOOAAAAAAL!!!!?


(i know, i suck at illustrations)

I know a guy who went to a match instead of going to his mother funeral....... :kader:

Originally posted by mihalll
I know a guy who went to a match instead of going to his mother funeral....... :kader:
Are you serious?!:o That's low lol.

Originally posted by briggzy
I think you're.........

I'd get banned if i sed it


So don't say more bull****


Originally posted by valioso
life does go on... fifa is not going to stop a game 5 minutes before it had to start. I am sad he died, but I am not from cameroon, or a man city supporter, or a relative... so why wouldnt i get on with my life? or do you stop your life every time something bad happens in the world?

Well no you don't have to stop your life every minute anyone dies but you can show at least some respect. btw aren't you stopping your life now by posting many replies in this topic? And the guy died in front of you... you don't have to have a relation**** with someone to be shocked he/she died..

life goes on tomorrow...

okay let me call my boss and tell him I have to mourn the death of a soccer player so i cannot go into work tonight...

Originally posted by mihalll
I know a guy who went to a match instead of going to his mother funeral....... :kader:
I cant believe that! :o :(

It's sad, I really felt sorry while watching the game but c'mon, think logically...fifa is paying so much money for this tournament and there a lotta sponsors...they cant postpone a match becuz of one's death, everything would go wrong in the tournament then.becuz footballers wanna go on holiday or get their transfers done and its their rights.

This is ridiculous

Originally posted by valioso
okay let me call my boss and tell him I have to mourn the death of a soccer player so i cannot go into work tonight...

another STUNNING comment

Originally posted by Real Charley
So don't say more bull****

OMG! Just because I dont want to have to put everything in my life off for the foreseeable future im saying bull****! :o If you have read my previous posts you will have seen that i have been deeply saddened by his death. I have talked about it and believe me, it wasnt bull****.

None of you would give a **** if lets say... what, my grandpa died... Foe's death isn't any more important than his.

Originally posted by briggzy
OMG! Just because I dont want to have to put everything in my life off for the foreseeable future im saying bull****! :o If you have read my previous posts you will have seen that i have been deeply saddened by his death. I have talked about it and believe me, it wasnt bull****.

It's ok man. I just realized today that there are some people in the world that need emotional attention lol.

Originally posted by mister
another STUNNING comment

it was a response to the thread above the comment... and yes it may seem stunning to you.. but my life does go on.. i had to work the day the twin towers fell down.. and I have to work tonigh... and a soccer player that died doesnt make a difference in my life... yes it makes me sad, and I am sorry it happened.. but that doesnt mean I shouldnt be able to celebrate my birthday, or my anniversary.. or go out to the movies.. or whatever I would feel like doing tonight.. even celebrating my team's goal... so I will ask again? are you going to do anything this evening or are you going to sit at home mourning?

Originally posted by valioso
okay let me call my boss and tell him I have to mourn the death of a soccer player so i cannot go into work tonight...

i don't know how to say this, but or your IQ is soooooooooo low you can't see the difference between doing something ( i don't know how to say thos in english, but in holland we say it like this) literal and figurely,
IF I SAY LIFE GOES ON TOMORROW,that doesn't mean you have to stop breathing tonight untill tommorrow.please think about some respect. what you're posting here in this forum is everything but no respect to the player Foe. if you have no relationship with him, well go post somewhere else where you have a relation with. we don't care if you are postponing or not all your dates for tonight.

Originally posted by LazioEagle
This is ridiculous
What is ? :confused:

Originally posted by Real Charley
i don't know how to say this, but or your IQ is soooooooooo low you can't see the difference between doing something ( i don't know how to say thos in english, but in holland we say it like this) literal and figurely,
IF I SAY LIFE GOES ON TOMORROW,that doesn't mean you have to stop breathing tonight untill tommorrow.please think about some respect. what you're posting here in this forum is everything but no respect to the player Foe. if you have no relationship with him, well go post somewhere else where you have a relation with. we don't care if you are postponing or not all your dates for tonight.

The point is, we're not postponing all our dates. we've showed respect for the man and now we're going to get on with our life.

Yes, based on that post you can really judge his IQ :rolleyes:

Originally posted by briggzy
The point is, we're not postponing all our dates. we've showed respect for the man and now we're going to get on with our life.

okay go on with your life.good luck

Just off topic....does anyone on this forum understand sarcasmn, because from what I have seen they dont....

*Waits to be called disrespectful*

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headli...=270589&cc=5901

Very unfortunate. I saw it when he collapsed and fell on the pitch. I ccannot believe this happened. My blessings go out to him and his family. Let him rest in peace!


FOE YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED BY ALL

Originally posted by Real Charley
okay go on with your life.good luck

you'll wake up in the morning and not even think about what happened... and you cannot truly be affected by his death... just like someone else said... if his granpa died.. you wouldnt be affected by it.. you would be sad and sorry it happened... like I am sad and sorry it happened that Foe died.. but it doesnt change my life any...

May Foe play some great football on the pitch in the sky on the other side(after-life), a great loss.

Its a horrible thing to actually watch it happen, like the time WWF lost Owen Hart during a live event... ceiling of the arena to the middle of the ring, he was my favourite wrestler.

I give my condolence's to his family, friends, those who knew him, his team-mates at Manchester City/Lyon/Cameroon & France team. :( :(

R.I.P:(

A great player and (apparently) a great person as well.

RIP

Originally posted by manufan
Are you serious?!:o That's low lol.

I think there's nothing more importantant in the world to him than his team... it was just a league game. I agree it was sick...but it's completely different story. We're all sorry about Foe, but like Kader said every day somone dies and there's nothing we can do. Nothing will bring him back to life. We can give him a minute of silence and then... the life goes on

It's very horrible:( :( :(
Marc-Vivien Foé,i cry.:( :( :(

when i was watching the game and he was out of it on the side of the pitch i had this wierd feeling.

He was just there and they were trying to bring him back to life and he wasnt responding. I somehow felt something was really wrong. I later found out what happened and my first reaction was "damn." During the match he seemed like he was ok, this was truly unexpected.

He will be greatly missed by all of us in the soccer community and may he rest in peace.

I'm absolutely stunned by what I saw today, perhaps because it's the first time I've ever seen anyone die in front of my eyes like that. Condolences to Marc-Vivien Foe's friends and family, and may he rest in peace.

Originally posted by valioso
you'll wake up in the morning and not even think about what happened... and you cannot truly be affected by his death... just like someone else said... if his granpa died.. you wouldnt be affected by it.. you would be sad and sorry it happened... like I am sad and sorry it happened that Foe died.. but it doesnt change my life any...

You still don't get it huh? you don't have to be affected, in fact I couldn't care less.but you don't have to show some respect by stopping your life, i only ask for a more respect for that poor guy.the way you're acting and saying many s h i t is pathetic. off course will noone sleep bad tonight of course will nobody cry or someting tomroow or tonight. but the way you guys are posting some replies is really disrespectfull.(Not all, but some)

Originally posted by mihalll
I think there's nothing more importantant in the world to him than his team... it was just a league game. I agree it was sick...but it's completely different story.
What match was it ? :confused:

I may not have seen Foe play alot, or ever even gotten close to meeting him but his death has its affects, sure life must still go one but to show ones respect only takes a short amount of time.....

Rest in Peace Foe, and condelences to your family......:(

Rest is peace Foe!:( Your memory will live on.:)

Henry deticated his goal to Foe, he was crying before the match. This is still shocking.

I was talking to JJ, he reckons some of the Cameroon players have been playing since 2001 with little to no rest. African nations cup, Club games, World cup, now the confed cup...the strain is too much.

He died while playing...wow, that must have been a shock for his Cammeroon Team mates....

Please close this thread, practically all of you are being disrespectful towards him. This is a thread to pay respects to someone who died, not to argue about whether his life affects you or not.

Originally posted by Ljungberg08
Henry deticated his goal to Foe, he was crying before the match. This is still shocking.

I was talking to JJ, he reckons some of the Cameroon players have been playing since 2001 with little to no rest. African nations cup, Club games, World cup, now the confed cup...the strain is too much. Gregory Coupet was in floods of tears beforehand and had to be comforted by Marcel Desailly

I've read about the number of fixtures some of the African nations have had to play in the last 2 years, and it is shocking, just another reason why the bigwigs at Fifa should be f*cked and burned, if you pardon my phrasing

Originally posted by juventusita
Please close this thread, practically all of you are being disrespectful towards him. This is a thread to pay respects to someone who died, not to argue about whether his life affects you or not.
That's one of the most sensible posts in this thread.

Paying tribute to FOE
We start to prey

the same thing happened in macedonia 3 years ago.
a player just fell on the pitch ( had a heart attack ) and die.
really sad stuff.
bye Foe.

Stop attackin valioso, yo :kader: He showed a lot of respect to Foe, even more than some of ya did.

What?! People who come here writing all over the thread how sorry they are for Foe and then start name-calling, swearing, stupid comments should really ask themselves "Am I really sorry for this guy?"

Just stf^ for one minute, pray for him and get back to your lives. Everyone has their own way of showing respect. If ya'll want to cancel all your activities, call off celebrations then fine, go ahead but does that mean you're showing the guy more respect than I am? BS.

:kader: :kader:

Originally posted by Real Charley
You still don't get it huh? you don't have to be affected, in fact I couldn't care less.but you don't have to show some respect by stopping your life, i only ask for a more respect for that poor guy.the way you're acting and saying many s h i t is pathetic. off course will noone sleep bad tonight of course will nobody cry or someting tomroow or tonight. but the way you guys are posting some replies is really disrespectfull.(Not all, but some)

I already showed respect and said I am sorry for what happened.. the rest of the stuff is going on because some dumbass started attacking a turkish fan for celebrating one of turkey's goals on the thread france vs turkey... .

It's already okay, I think we all feel sorry for this guy. there're more worse things( dying on the field ) than argueing in a forum,right?

I can't believe a thread dedicated to a talented young man who only died this evening has descended into this, I thought this was opened for people to pay tribute to Marc, not to debate whether you're really affected at all by his death

Foe and his family will definately be in my prayers.

RIP

hmmzer...I saw the highlight of it on spanish (they brought in this doctor and stuff) very sad that he died on the pitch like that at such a young age....sad indeed


I also feel that the Turkish brother shouldn've been attacked like the way he was treated....some of the forum members just pounced on em..you've gotta understand that he bleeds and breathes football (especially when his nation is fighting for a spot in the finals)

[Edited by Kader] No more of that bull**** please... if you want to debate it, use PM or MSN.

Just got back from work, I'm devestated...

I was just talking about Foe this afternoon with my City mad driving instructor... I was saying that he was great player and how he was talking about how United were about to sign him until he broke his leg. Never in a million years did I expect this. Very very sad day. Really puts things in to perspective.

RIP Marc :(

a sad day for football, thought of his family and friends.

and it's sad that it might have to take something like this to wake up the bigwigs to reduce games. and maybe give more countries a mid-season rest. The English Premiership dont have one. maybe now we will.

R.I.P

a talent he was, i mean it is really hard to succeed in europe if u play for a african country. but ppl like eto'o n mboma and the senegalese players have made africa popular with foe of coarse . i am not sure whether the confed cup will end, i think it will be special if cameroon play and win, but at the same time u wonder whether its desrespectful. whatever happens this confed cup will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

rest in peace FOE

My condolences to his family and friends

RIP MVF

Rest in Peace Foe

I haven't seen him very much, but it's always sad to see something like this

condolences to his family and friend

.....:kader:
yet again life shows its ugly side

Marc was such a nice guy in the game ... never caused any trouble and apparently everyone who ever worked with him are praising him for the man he was.

For those saying the tournament should be postponed... well I had that reaction at 1st aswell ... but when you think of it... Football is almost all these guys have ... and Probably most of the Cameroon players will want to play and win the final in the name of their lost friend.

ive watching SkySports since the tragic incident and hearing Harry Redknapp, MVF's agent talking was very touching.

I'm Sorry

Let the Final happen, but let the teams decide together if they want to play it. Perhaps the players want to play in Foe's memory.

Man, that's really sad:( . Even if he is Cameronian(about which i don't have any feelings) and is playing for Man City(which i totally hate) it's still very very sad. You may not wish for someone to become a great player but you most certainly not wish for somenone to die.:( I feel sorry for Cameroon. It must be pretty hard for you guys but i hope that you can get back and win the Cup for Foe.

Originally posted by northstar
Let the Final happen, but let the teams decide together if they want to play it. Perhaps the players want to play in Foe's memory.
exactly
If cameroon dont want to play then we should respect their decision.
And If they do also respect ... and France should go along with what the Cameroon team decide todo.

then again Im sure the players know better than any of us what the right thing to do is.

I agree, it should be cameroons choice wether to play the final or not. Blatter has said the final will be played, but he doesnt know wether the cameroon team will show up or not.. so I guess if they decide not to play thats it for the conf tourney.
I think they will be play.. but if they dont, then is ok too.

Whatever happens, I hope Cameroon win!

Ok imo FIFA should play the final of the confeds cup

but instead of promotional stuff - make it a charity event for Foe's family and to Cameroon soccer whom will both feel the greatest lost

Also the charity event should also pay to the cure of whatever killed him
___________

I apologized if someone mentioned that earlier because ive gone through 7 pages of condolances and argueing

Brizzy and Minster should be ashamed of themselves because your argueing over nothing instead of passing condolances

Yes Foe died in a schocking incident - what is also schocking is that my news channel plays his death every 30 minutes over and over and over again almost like reality television gone bad - I just hope they dont glorify his death.

Please no more argueing and remember:

"The worse thing you can do is speek ill of the dead".

Originally posted by zul-aid
what is also schocking is that my news channel plays his death every 30 minutes over and over and over again almost like reality television gone bad - I just hope they dont glorify his death.
to be precise he didnt die on the pitch but later once he was brought off.
they're replaying the game tonight on the french 1st channel ... and its so sad seing him in action for the last time

Originally posted by zul-aid
Ok imo FIFA should play the final of the confeds cup

but instead of promotional stuff - make it a charity event for Foe's family and to Cameroon soccer whom will both feel the greatest lost

Also the charity event should also pay to the cure of whatever killed him


great idea.

i was shock when i saw the headline in bbc... may he rest in peace...:(

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Rest in Peace Marc-V Foe......
When i was wathing the game, i really whished nothing bad had
happen with him... http://images.deviantart.com/emoticons/icon_please.gif
The french players must feel so sad....http://images.deviantart.com/emoticons/icon_crying.gif


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Originally posted by ShearerM4
to be precise he didnt die on the pitch but later once he was brought off.
they're replaying the game tonight on the french 1st channel ... and its so sad seing him in action for the last time

Yeah but I dont want to see them 'glorifing' it - replaying his collapse over and over again reminds me of a bad reality tv show we hear so much about

Foe was a great player - id seen him play in the EPL and I think he played in France 98. But to see the way he is being treated - not for his achievements but for the way he died is a bit disrespectful.

yes the whole glorifying tragedies is horrible, I already saw the pics all over the net I dont want to see it again, reminds me of the 9/11 thing when they just kept replaying the images all over the place all the time 24 hrs a day.. it was horrible... is unfortunate that TV is heading into that direction..

hello guyz..

the Firstly part was deleted by someone for no obvious reasons....is this how it worx in here? :rolleyes:

secondly fifa should share the tournament between france and cameroon or france just give it away to cameroon in honor of this tragedy.. who gives a f**K about football or this meaningless confederations cup after tonight?

also.. i think that life goes on but memories never do........

RIP Marc-Vivien Foe

god bless ya all

cheers
shez:rolleyes:

I saw it live and it was horrible:( i felt like incapable of helping someone that is dying right in front of my eyes...terrible

Rest in peace Foe

i know it doesnt matter much but
i just want to send my regards to his family and friends.

im still shocked.

i'm in tha US and they're JUST airing the game right now on galavision and i don't know if i can watch.. it's just an eerie feeling anticipating someone's death. it's also really sad to see him running around on the pitch looking fine and healthy when i know he's already gone.. :(

this **** is seriously eatin' me up.. i might just turn the tv off till' the france and turkey game......................

:( This is sad....
Football has lost 1 of it's family member
Rest in Peace Foe

Originally posted by m3th0d
i'm in tha US and they're JUST airing the game right now on galavision

how come they aint showin it here? :kader:

I have it on Galavision right now, NOTICIERO TD is on :confused:

to moderators:

why was my thread altered?

isn't this supposed to be a democratic discussion?

im just tryin to contribute positively...

where r we IRAQ?

:kader: :kader: :kader:

This is symbolic and emotional.....................

They played the game live when it happened in the morning and then re-aired the game tonight as well.

i felt like incapable of helping someone that is dying right in front of my eyes

I felt the same , Goo Goo ... it was very sad to see him... first looking at the floor , i think that he thought in that moment "Oh no... not again... this is the end" ... later he tried to walk , to make the final movements on his life... and he fell down to the floor , not thinking more...

I said "no ,not again" because i heard that he was having problems since a time ago... :(

RIP

Did anyone have recorded that match yesterday?
Let's give the deepest praise to the cameroon hero---FOE:|:|

Originally posted by valioso
yes the whole glorifying tragedies is horrible, I already saw the pics all over the net I dont want to see it again, reminds me of the 9/11 thing when they just kept replaying the images all over the place all the time 24 hrs a day.. it was horrible... is unfortunate that TV is heading into that direction..
yeah.. at the fifa forum Toldo posted a pic of him...thosev eyes rolled back like that....

This is horrible news! I just can't believe it! Oh if it was just avoided somehow. It would have been better if Cameroon hadn't made it through, he may still be alive. This is a tragedy!

i dont think cameroon losing the match would have brought him back....

when is your time.. is your time...

Forever in my heart,
the memories of you will be flowing.
This is the way of God,
To a better place you are now going.

Idolized and loved by all,
Rest in peace M a r c - V i v e n F o e.

Originally posted by shez
[B]to moderators:

why was my thread altered?

isn't this supposed to be a democratic discussion?

im just tryin to contribute positively...

where r we IRAQ?B]

I warned you that any more of debating the importance of his death and Valioso's response will be deleted. This thread is dedicated to Marc Vivien Foe, 3 pages of that nonsense is enough.

fair enough...

ive been away for a while thats why im not very familiar that a mod can actually alter my post...

thanx anyways for keepin our forums clean and productive.....

cheers

;)

shez

Aye, no prob :p

A talented young man taken too soon :(
GOD bless you mate...

My condolences are with his family..really sad news:(

that's very sad news for the football world, i'm sure he had many more opportunities in front of him.
RIP foe:(

:( My condolences for foe rip

Rest in peace Marc

RIP :(

My condolences to his friends and family.

this is tragic :(

This is so sad.........he was such an awesome player.....RIP Marc Vivien Foe

This has become a postboosting thread.

RIP Foe. We'll always remember you.

My condolences to his families & friends. :(

I was watching the match on TV and as soon as he fell i thought 'this isn't good'.

When his death was confirmed i just sat shocked. My condolences to his family, friends, clubs and anyone that feels for his death.

His memory will live on forever, he should never be forgotten.

This is very sad.It will be a great loss to his club and country.I can't believe it happened on a football field.I hope the Cameroon NT win the Confed cup and dedicate it to him.The final should be postponed so the players can pay their respects to the man.Maybe they can rename the Confed cup to the Marc-Vivien Foe Trophy.
We will miss you Foe.Rest In Peace.
My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

May his soul Rest in peace

RIP Foe!My condolences to his family

R.I.P Marc Vivien Foe, God bless your soul

I am deeply upset by this and the news brought me to tears. It is so upsetting that a young footballer could die in such a way.

I was shocked when I first read this news, and I am still shocked by it now. It's hard to believe that a healthy 28yr old could die of a heart attack just like that. Tragic.

I agree that FIFA should rename the trophy to the 'Marc-Vivien Foe Cup' in memory of him, much like the World Cup is called the Jules Rimes trophy. I also agree that FIFA should consult Cameroon and ask them if they wish to play rather than just saying that the final will be played. It's disrespectful. If the game goes ahead then I will be supporting Cameroon.

I've put a black band on my sig for a week as a mark of respect.

Originally posted by monkee
I was shocked when I first read this news, and I am still shocked by it now. It's hard to believe that a healthy 28yr old could die of a heart attack just like that. Tragic.

I agree that FIFA should rename the trophy to the 'Marc-Vivien Foe Cup' in memory of him, much like the World Cup is called the Jules Rimes trophy. I also agree that FIFA should consult Cameroon and ask them if they wish to play rather than just saying that the final will be played. It's disrespectful. If the game goes ahead then I will be supporting Cameroon.

I've put a black band on my sig for a week as a mark of respect.

i'm shocked as well.. well we have to wait for the autopsy to know what is the cause then... but my guess is that he might have a blockage in the heart which he doesn't know about until it is too late.... just like houllier problem..

I just read it in the newspaper and quickly went online to see it in The Sun and BBC Sport. Reading the news gave me chills and goosebumps all over my body, it's making me feel sick, it really does. How can a strong, 28yr old, athlete just collapse? He just had to have a brainthing or something with his heart.. It's so unbelievably sad..

Rest In Peace Marc.

Cameroon winning and returning with the cup will be the greatest award they could give to Foe..RIP

Rest in Peace Foe...
Cameroon YNWA

I heard this when I arrived home from school
This shocked me, and he was a excellent player who I watched quite abit on TV when they aired Man City games in Aus.
I agree that they should rename it to the "Marc-Viven Foe Trophy"

RIP

This is really sad and tragic like everyone else i was absolutely shocked when i heard what had happened to him. He will definently be missed.

I just cant beleive such an athlete can just collapse like that. I am so shocked and really feel for his family etc. I am just so shocked.

What a sad day for football. FIFA have got to scrap the Confed.Cup its bad luck and a waste of time that just exausts players even more.

I am extremely, extremely saddened to see the passing of one of my favourite midfielders..I loved him at West Ham (sadly mismanaged by Redknapp) and followed him at Citeh.

As for Redknapp leading the tributes..as another bloke said: Redknapp. Grandstanding ****. This is a man who took one of my favourite midfielders and played him behind Lomas.

Deeply saddened. The claret and blue will mourn for you.

my condolences go out to the foe family and all connected to marc-vivien. he will be sorely missed. :(

shocking incident, a true tragedy

r.i.p.

I was watching how he died... He just collapsed... Tragic :(

R.I.P.

any websites have details about him?

ohh man this sucks....

Blatter proposed to call it The Marc-Vivien Foe cup..... but has to be approved by fifa... for more news about the subject and to work on your spanish.. follow this link..
http://as.com/articulo.html?d_date=20030627&xref=20030627dasdasftb_3&type=Tes&anchor=dasftb

he was one of the most talented and powerful midfielder I've ever seen.
it is too sad that we have lost a superstar in soccer.

its time to scrap this pointless tournement

Sad :(

Dave Jones revealed that he was close to signing him. Well we shall all remember him.

RIP MVF. He was a great footballer and will be missed.

Good to hear that the next confederations cup will be called the 'Marc Vivien Foé cup' and that all the cameroon players will have his name on the back of their shirts for the final.

Once again RIP.

Word has it that Man City are gunna retire the number 23 shirt in memory of Marc-Vivien Foé

I think heads should roll at Fifa for this, as I read that some of the Cameroonian internationals have had little rest periods for the last 2 years due to numerous international commitments, especially considering the heat they were forced to play in Mali in the African Nations Cup...I think this mysterious tragedy was the cause of exhaustion

Rigobert Song actually released the details of something Foé said at half time of the Columbia game, he said something about fighting for the game, even if it killed him...so tragically ironic how it did

Man.city have retired their no.23 shirt in repect to Foe!:)

Does anyone know where I could download the match to which this great tragedy accured?:confused: :(

Originally posted by Silver_Boots


Does anyone know where I could download the match to which this great tragedy accured?:confused: :(
don`t bother man, i havent seen either, but i am not going to
i am shocked:(

football is in shock

You have to ask how a fit and healthy man doing something he does everyday can just collapse and die- it shows how cruel life is and how insignificant football is when something like this happen.

"FOOTBALL IS NOT A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT!" Bill Shankly...How wrong he was- events like this prove it

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hope i'm not too late....i was too shocked yesterday to come here

it's just so unbelieveble

wherever you are Marc...i just wanna say that we're all gonna miss you...family...friends...fans...

your soul will be in every football pitch around the world from now on...

rest in peace

RIP Foe :( I can't get over it! I've seen the pictures of him on the stretcher and I cry. :( It's so, so sad.

yeah, I went to a site yesterday that had the pics and I didnt even want to look at them...

R.I.P.

GOD BLESS HIS SOUL!!!

FORZA SIR FOE!!!

Just for the memory of Foe

Originally posted by valioso
yeah, I went to a site yesterday that had the pics and I didnt even want to look at them...

what is this website's link?

i just saw him die.. on TV He just felldown thats really scary.

I watched the tragedy... He just fell down in the middle of the pitch :(

And it's been confirmed that City have retired the No. 23 Jersey:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=270612&cc=3436

The fall was really weird, it was on BBC News last night, he was just walking along fine before plunging to the ground

Rumour is that the Cameroon national team are all gunna wear the number 17 shirt in his honour tomorrow for the Confeds Cup final

i think its great to see that the whole world is mourning about Foe, its great to see so much respect throughout the whole world... im not saying that Foe dying is good but its great to see everyone showing so much respect, good on Cameroon and France and everyone who is dedicating something to Foe... this world isnt so bad after all

Sad Day for Football
RIP Foe

Originally posted by GreeningforEng!
Rumour is that the Cameroon national team are all gunna wear the number 17 shirt in his honour tomorrow for the Confeds Cup final

it would be nice to see........ but i don't think its allowed :confused: :(