<p> Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba is ''critically ill'' after collapsing to the ground in an English football FA Cup quarterfinal tie against Tottenham Hotspur</p>.<p>. <br /><br />"Bolton Wanderers can confirm that Fabrice Muamba has been admitted to the Heart Attack Center at the London Chest Hospital where he is currently in a critically ill condition in intensive care," said a statement from Bolton club.<br /><br />"No further information will be issued at this stage. The club and hospital request that the media and public respect the family's privacy at this time."<br /><br />The 23-year-old, a former England under-21 player, collapsed to the ground clutching his chest with no other players around him in the match Saturday.<br /><br />Several medical staff members tried to revive him by using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and a defibrillator.<br /><br />When the medics arrived Muamba's face was on the turf and he was (electronically) charged on at least two occasions, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />After talking with both sides' managers, the referee called the players off the ground. The match lasted only 41 minutes and was abandoned with a 1-1 score.</p>
<p> Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba is ''critically ill'' after collapsing to the ground in an English football FA Cup quarterfinal tie against Tottenham Hotspur</p>.<p>. <br /><br />"Bolton Wanderers can confirm that Fabrice Muamba has been admitted to the Heart Attack Center at the London Chest Hospital where he is currently in a critically ill condition in intensive care," said a statement from Bolton club.<br /><br />"No further information will be issued at this stage. The club and hospital request that the media and public respect the family's privacy at this time."<br /><br />The 23-year-old, a former England under-21 player, collapsed to the ground clutching his chest with no other players around him in the match Saturday.<br /><br />Several medical staff members tried to revive him by using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and a defibrillator.<br /><br />When the medics arrived Muamba's face was on the turf and he was (electronically) charged on at least two occasions, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />After talking with both sides' managers, the referee called the players off the ground. The match lasted only 41 minutes and was abandoned with a 1-1 score.</p>