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World Service,4 mins

Football mourns Gregory Mertens

Sport Today

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Some sad news from Belgium, where the 24-year-old top flight footballer Gregory Mertens has died. Mertens collapsed with a heart-related illness on Monday during a reserve-team game while playing for Lokeren against Genk. Mertens was given CPR in the first half and was rushed to hospital, but sadly doctors were unable to save his life. Belgian football journalist Kristof Terreur tells John Bennett about this sad day for the world of football. (Image: Gregory Mertens. Credit: Getty Images)

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