ESPN football analyst Shaka Hislop collapses during live broadcast

ESPN football analyst Shaka Hislop collapses during live broadcast – Hollywood Reporter

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Shaka Hislop

Shaka Hislop

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Shaka Hislop, a former soccer player who now works as an analyst for ESPN, passed out during a live broadcast ahead of Sunday’s game at the Rose Bowl.

Hislop and co-host Dan Thomas performed ahead of a friendly between AC Milan and Real Madrid. During the live segment, Hislop can be seen wobbling before losing his balance and tipping forward. Thomas calls his name before saying, “We need help.”

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Thomas later tweeted: “Shaka is conscious. The doctors are taking care of him.”

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Halfway through the game, Thomas then came on air to give another update.

“As it stands, that’s good news,” Thomas told viewers. “He’s conscious; he speaks. I think he’s a little embarrassed about the whole thing. He has apologized many times. [He’s] not a man who likes it when people make a fuss about him. Apparently, [it’s] It’s far too early to make any diagnosis, but it’s important that Shaka is conscious. And we spoke to his family too, because you can imagine watching that live – there can’t be many more things to scare you in the family.”

Thomas added that they spoke to Hislop’s wife and “everything looks fine”.

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Hislop, 54, is a retired goaltender who played professionally from 1992 to 2007. The Brit is best known for his time at Newcastle United, but has also played for Reading, Portsmouth, West Ham United and FC Dallas. He also played internationally for Trinidad and Tobago, including in the country’s first World Cup appearance in 2006.