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15-Year-Old Piratas FC Footballer Dies During Training

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Veracruz media reported that 15-year-old Piratas FC youth player Gael Uscanga collapsed during a training session.
  • Reports said he was taken to the Red Cross after suffering convulsions and later died.
  • Piratas FC had not publicly commented on the reported death at the time of publication.

Gael Uscanga, a 15-year-old player in Piratas FC’s youth system, died after collapsing during a training session, according to media reports from Veracruz.

The reports said Uscanga took his hands to his chest before falling to the ground in front of teammates and coaches. He reportedly suffered convulsions and was taken to the Red Cross, where he died.

Uscanga belonged to the Veracruz club’s basic forces. Piratas FC is in its first season in Mexico’s Liga de Expansión MX, the country’s second-tier football competition. The club had not issued a statement about the death at the time of publication.

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