Former Ivory Coast and Newcastle United player Cheick Tiote have died after collapsing during training in Beijing.
Tiote was rushed to hospital after he collapsed and was later confirmed dead after emergency treatment.
The 30-year-old played for Beijing Enterprises FC in China and was part of Ivory Coast’s 2015 AFCON winning team.
In February 2011, he scored a memorable goal as Newcastle United came back from 4-0 down to draw with Arsenal in the Premier League.
He joined Beijing Enterprises Group FC for an undisclosed fee in February 2017.
A statement from Newcastle said: “The thoughts of everyone at Newcastle United are with Cheick’s family, friends, team-mates and everyone connected with the clubs he represented.”
