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 The Cameroonian medal of valour, given posthumosly, rests on the coffin of Marc Vivien Foe, after his funeral on July 7 at a sports centre in Yaounde, Cameroon.
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SPORT Field fatality Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe died on June 27 after collapsing during his country's Confederation Cup semi-final against Colombia. Foe, who spent the 2002-2003 season on loan at English club Manchester City from French club Olympique Lyon, was carried off on a stretcher after collapsing towards the end of the match, which Cameroon won 1-0. Foe, 28, played 65 games for Cameroon and formerly played for West Ham United and RC Lens. The powerful midfielder missed the 1998 World Cup through injury, but played in all three of Cameroon's games in last year's tournament, having done the same in 1994. He produced impressive form for Manchester City, but the club decided against paying Lyon £7 million ($11.65 million) to take him to England on a permanent basis. Text: Ashish Magotra Foe dies after match
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