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NWSL Says Recent Game Should Not Have Continued After Player Collapsed on Field

Medical personnel attend to Savy King on May 9. | Jessica Alcheh-Imagn Images

An NWSL game last Friday between the Utah Royals and Angel City should not have continued after a player's on-field collapse, the league said Friday morning.

Savy King, a 20-year-old Angel City defender, collapsed in the 74th minute and immediately received treatment. King wound up needing heart surgery after doctors discovered an abnormality while treating her.

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