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BBC commentator on Fabrice Muamba incident

BBC commentator on Fabrice Muamba incident

BBC Radio 5 live's match commentator David Oates describes how the events unfolded at White Hart Lane when Bolton's Fabrice Muamba collapsed and their match against Tottenham was abandoned.

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    Football
  • Published
    17 March 2012
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