According to Tasnim news agency, yesterday (Saturday) could have been a bitter day for the people of the English Premier League, especially the fans of the Luton Town team. In the 59th minute of this team’s game against Bournemouth in the 16th week of the Premier League, the captain of the visiting team, Tom Locker, suddenly passed out and the doctors of the two teams immediately entered the field to take care of his condition.
Fortunately, he survived the horrific incident and was taken to the hospital on a stretcher. However, the match between the two teams was half-timed after 20 minutes of stoppage by the order of the referee.
Hours later Luton Town released an official statement explaining the reason for what happened to Locker and announcing that he had suffered a cardiac arrest. This club, however, resolved the concerns of its fans about the condition of the team captain and announced that his condition is stable and alert and responds to stimuli.
One of the interesting scenes that happened when the incident happened was the immediate action of Luton Town manager Rob Edwards, who ran to the players gathered around the locker and dispersed them in order to interfere with the resuscitation of the 29-year-old player by the doctors. do not exist While he himself was one of the people who was greatly affected by what happened, and after the halftime announcement, when he returned to the field to thank the fans with his players, he had tears in his eyes. .
The fate of the half-time game between Bournemouth and Luton teams is not yet known, but according to the rules of the English Premier League, if a game is left at half-time for any reason, regardless of the result, it must be played again and from the beginning, except That the tournament organizing committee give another order. Regarding the time of the game, the English league organization will give the two teams the opportunity to agree on a date and if no agreement is reached within the set deadline, this organization will announce a date to re-hold or continue the game. It is also possible that with the agreement of the two teams, the result of the half-time game will be considered as the final result, in which case each of them will get one point for a 1-1 draw.