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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Rachel Steinberg

Savannah DeMelo ‘stable’ after collapsing during NWSL match

The shadow of a floodlight on the pitch at the Keepmoat Stadium (Tim Goode/PA) - (PA Archive)

Racing Louisville confirmed United States international Savannah DeMelo is “stable and alert” after the midfielder collapsed on the pitch during their National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) match at Seattle Reign.

The emergency occurred in first-half stoppage time at Lumen Field, and the 27-year-old received treatment on the pitch before she was taken to a nearby hospital in an ambulance.

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