Shaka Hislop ‘conscious and talking’ after scary collapse reside on TV
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remier League legend Shaka Hislop is claimed to be “conscious and talking” after collapsing reside on air in scary scenes in a single day.
The former goalkeeper, 54, was a part of ESPN’s reside protection within the United States of the high-profile pre-season pleasant match between Real Madrid and AC Milan on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on Sunday night.
Hislop was discussing the newest state of affairs relating to Paris Saint-Germain celebrity Kylian Mbappe with host Dan Thomas when he might be seen out of the blue staggering forwards and backwards earlier than falling onto his colleague after which to the bottom in scary vogue.
Thomas instantly referred to as for medical assist, later tweeting: “Shaka is conscious. The medics are looking after him.”
He was later capable of present an additional constructive replace on Hislop’s bettering situation throughout the half-time interval.
“As it stands, it’s good news,” Thomas stated. “He’s conscious, he’s talking. I think he’s a little embarrassed about it all. He’s apologised profusely.
“He’s not a man who likes people to make a fuss of him. Obviously it’s far too early to make any sort of diagnosis, but the important thing is that Shaka is conscious and we spoke to his family as well, because can you imagine seeing that happen live.
“There can’t be many more things that can scare you amongst the family. But fortunately we spoke to his wife and things are looking okay. Silly Shaka! As it stands, it looks like Shaka will be all right.”
Former goalkeeper Hislop spent 14 years as a participant in England, making 151 appearances throughout two spells with West Ham between 1998-2002 and 2005-06.
He additionally performed for each Newcastle and Portsmouth after initially representing Reading, ending his profession with Major League Soccer (MLS) facet FC Dallas in 2006 earlier than occurring to turn out to be a pundit and commentator for ESPN.
The Hackney-born Hislop additionally earned 26 senior caps for Trinidad and Tobago throughout his taking part in profession, that includes on the 2006 World Cup earlier than hanging up his boots.