ANTON Reid, a teen apprentice footballer, collapsed and died during training with Football League One club Walsall overnight, He was 16.
"It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of one of our young apprentice players, Anton Reid," the club said in a statement.
"The 16-year-old, first-year, youth team player collapsed and died during a training session Monday morning at the University of Aston training ground.
"Players and staff have been left heartbroken by this terrible tragedy."
Walsall is near Birmingham, England's second city located in the west Midlands.
As a mark of respect, tonight's reserve league fixture with nearby Wolverhampton Wanderers have been postponed, and flags at the Banks's Stadium are flying at half-mast.
AAP
From correspondents in Birmingham
August 21, 2007
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