Fabrice Muamba

[boltonboris]

Not that it matters also, but I'm angered by some of the 'football experts' passing on their messages with the name 'Patrice Muamba'

Yes Lineker. I'm looking at you

[BWFC_Insane]

Come on Fab.......

[CrazyHorse]

Struggled to sleep last night, got up early and put SSN on. I feel really hopeful; thankfully he's made it through the night.
Come on Fab. You're a fighter.

[thebish]

apparently the hospital won't be giving constant updates - they will advise if something changes - which is absolutely the right thing to do... nothing has changed overnight - so he is still in a critical condition.

his family and his fiancee were there overnight - but have now gone home - which you'd HOPE is a small indication that though he is critical, they are not expecting a sudden deterioration..

c'mon fab

[THEDADDY]

Friends of Fulham fan here

Just wanted to pass on our best wishes and prayers to Fabrice's family.
Stay strong and belive

[officer_dibble]

thankfully woke up to positive news

c'mon fab

[Northumbergull]

Get well soon, Fabrice, from a Torquay United fan and all at Plainmoor.

Bruce

[A Liverpool Fan]

Just wanted to come on here and wish Frabrice all the best, my prayers go out to him for a full recovery. All my thoughts to his family too. YNWA Frabrice, all L'pool and football fans worldwide are praying for you.

[General Mannerheim]

people tell me im not the most compassionate person, but i couldnt read these pages last night without choking up, really feels like a close friend or family member that collapsed, but the enormous amount of messages and support is staggering.

Watching all the news reels i am so impressed by the Spurs fans reaction, they are a true credit to themselves and their club - its probably not the place but i cant help think if it was a Spurs player at the Reebok, the news reels would be accompanied by the sound of our drummers with that awful 'cheat' chant!? - surely this should be addressed in future now.

[Riviman]

For football fans all over here's a brief profile of Fab from today's Mail on Sunday, as you can see he isn't your usual "run of the mill footballer".

Fabrice Ndala Muamba is a talented player with a dream to one day earn a doctorate.
The 23-year-old Bolton Wanderers midfielder was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, then known as Zaire, before his family fled to the UK.
Born on April 6 1988, Muamba grew up in Kinshasa to the sound of gunshots ringing out.
His father, Marcel, worked for the regime of former Zaire president Mobutu Sese Seko, who was overthrown in 1997.
Hunted by anti-Mobutu forces during one of the bloodiest civil wars in modern history, Marcel was forced to flee the country.
His wife, Gertrude, and four children were taken in by his brother. However, they too had to leave when Muamba's uncle was killed.
In 2008 he told the Daily Mail: 'It was very, very tough.
'I saw the war. I saw people die. I grew up with it. It was scary.
'I didn't live far from the gunshots and the sound of them going off. It was difficult to get used to, especially hearing guns at night. It did have an effect on me.
'It stopped us going out to play football because we were scared we would get killed. One or two of my friends were hurt, one or two of them have since died.'
Muamba was granted asylum in the UK in 1999.
Coming to a new country as an 11-year-old, he could not speak a word of English.
However, the intelligent youngster quickly picked up the language and excelled at school.
He attended Kelmscott School in Walthamstow, north-east London - just three miles away from White Hart Lane, where he collapsed during tonight's FA Cup tie against Tottenham.
He had ambitions to one day become an accountant and be referred to as 'Dr Muamba'.
Muamba has more qualifications than any of his teammates in the Bolton dressing room, having earned 10 GCSEs as well as A-levels in French, maths and English.
A tall man at 6ft 2in, his passions off the pitch include listening to opera music, academia and spending time with his son, Joshua Jeremiah.
The player is also said to be deeply religious. He also represented England at every youth level.


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Pray for a man who has been through a lot and has so much to live for.

[Debo]

Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo has dedicated his club's 5-0 win against Fiorentina to Fabrice Muamba, saying:"We wanted to dedicate our goals to Bolton's player Fabrice Muamba, who is fighting for his life. We are all close to him and hopefully he will recover soon."

[shoot and score]

There are no words to express how much love, prayer and thoughts are with Fab and his family at this sad time, it's all we can do for the moment.
Please god let him be ok

[Davethemackem]

Sunderland fan here.
We're all saying our prayers that you can get through this Fabrice.

[ciderhead]

Bristol City fan here. Everybody at Ashton Gate and all of Bristol send best wishes for a full recovery for Fab after all we are all part of the football family.

FINGERS CROSSED.

[Bruce Rioja]

thankfully woke up to positive news

c'mon fab

Indeed, Dibble.

Quite sure I'm not the only one that awoke this morning and braced his/herself before flicking on.

Come on, Moo!

[PaxtonRoad]

I'm a Tottenham supporter and was at the game yesterday with my kids. We were all upset by what happened. We joined in with chanting Fabrice's name, clapping and cheering because it's all we could do in the circumstances. The ovation as he was taken from the pitch was as resounding and heartfelt as any I've heard at the Lane in thirty years of going there. I've been checking for updates ever since, and just desperately hoping to read that he's pulling through and will be OK. Prayers and best wishes to him and his nearest and dearest, and everyone else affected by this awful incident.

[Gunner]

Want to wish all my heartfelt for Fabrice and his friends and family. What a great guy and a great player!!!!!

Keep on fighting Fab...

From a life long Gooner

[CrazyHorse]

Great article on Fab here.
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[Worthy4England]

thankfully woke up to positive news

c'mon fab

Indeed, Dibble.

Quite sure I'm not the only one that awoke this morning and braced his/herself before flicking on.

Come on, Moo!

You're right there Brucie.

Really feared the worst last night, the fact that the guy's still fighting is great news.

Hang in there Fab.

[Leicester]

There is a lot of chat over on 'Foxestalk' (Leicester forum) that we will start a minutes chanting in the 41st minute for young Fabrice in todays game.