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      • Did 108 FIFA-registered players and coaches die in six months of 2021, as stated in a viral tweet? No, this claim is unsubstantiated. The number cited in the post, 108, seems to have originated from a source making a different claim that was not specific to FIFA, nor even the sport of soccer, nor a six month time frame.
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  2. This is a list of association football related deaths in 2021: January. [change | change source] See the main article: Deaths in January 2021. January 1: Bernard Guignedoux (73), footballer (Paris Saint-Germain, AS Monaco) and manager (Strasbourg, Valenciennes) January 1: Clint Boulton (72), footballer (Port Vale, Torquay United)

  3. The list includes players who died either during matches or training, or as the result of incidents during matches or training for various reasons, such as injuries, cardiac arrest, natural death, and sometimes for unknown reasons.

  4. Deaths of notable sports officials and players in 2021. In each table, the names are listed in alphabetical order.

  5. Nov 18, 2021 · The Israeli Real-Time News Tuesday reported a 500% increase in sudden cardiac and unexplained deaths among FIFA players in 2021. Since December, 183 professional athletes and coaches have suddenly collapsed, with 108 dead.

  6. The claim: A Facebook post published Nov. 27, 2021, claims 108 soccer players have died in the last six months, a fivefold increase when compared to the average death rate in previous years. Fact-checking: The claim is based on a problematic list of deaths in a news article published Nov. 13, 2021 by the Israeli media organization “Real-Time News.”

  7. Dec 1, 2022 · The report cited pseudoscientific sources like Good Sciencing and misinterpreted data from a Wikipedia list, which included names of over 30 players who died in 2021. One of the players on the list was Alex Apolinário, a 21-year-old Brazilian football player.

  8. Results: A total of 617 players (mean age 34±16 years, 96% men) with sudden death were reported from 67 countries; 142 players (23%) survived. A diagnosis by autopsy or definite medical reports was established in 211 cases (34%).

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