World Cup pundit Nadia Nadim has revealed she was forced off air on Tuesday after learning that her mother had been hit by a truck and killed.
Former Manchester City forward Nadim was part of ITV's coverage of the goalless draw between Denmark and Tunisia that afternoon. But the 34-year-old Denmark international was absent from the panel at the final whistle, with host Mark Pougatch telling viewers that she had been forced to leave.
On Wednesday, Nadim revealed the tragic news about her mother Hamida on Twitter. She said: "[On] Tuesday morning my mother was killed by a truck. She was on her way back from the gym. Words cannot describe what I'm feeling. I have lost the most important person in my life and it happened so sudden and unexpected. She was only 57.
