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Weeto
11-27-2011, 05:25 AM
The manager of the Welsh national football team, Gary Speed has been found dead at the age of 42.

The BBC report doesn't name a cause of death but the Daily Mail says that he hung himself.

He won 85 caps for Wales as a player (the most for an outfielder) and played for clubs including Leeds, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton. Wales have been doing quite well recently and beat Norway 4-1 in their last match.

He appeared live on the football preview programme, Football Focus yesterday on BBC One.

This seems to be a rather strange and unexpected situation. Speed looked to have a promising managerial career ahead of him and I don't have any idea how or why this has happened.

BBC report - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15909277
Daily Mail report - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2066811/Gary-Speed-dies-aged-42.html

zemo
11-27-2011, 05:48 AM
It's getting to be an outright epidemic. What with the referee cutting his wrists last weekend and not to forget th Enke story.