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PARIS.- Matija Sarkicgoalkeeper of the Montenegrin national team, died at 26 years old for unknown reasons, according to what was announced this Saturday Milwall FC, the English second division club he played for. The news caused shock in European football.
”All the people in the club transmit their love, and accompany Matija’s family and friends in their feelings in this extremely sad moment“, indicated from the team on the outskirts of London in a statement. They also said they felt “completely devastated” by the news and added: “The club will not make any other comments at this time and asks that the private life of Matija’s family be respected.”
According to the Montenegrin press, Sarkic he felt unwell while he was in his flat in Budva, in Montenegro. So, The footballer’s friends notified the emergency serviceswho went to his apartment and found him dead there.
The BBC He reported that fans left him tributes and flowers outside the Milwall headquarters. “Once a lion, always a lion,” they wrote to him, since that animal is the symbol of the club. Greetings from other institutions and colleagues were added.
For its part, from the Montenegrin Football Association They also expressed regret over the player’s “sudden” death. “The beloved member of the ‘Brave Falcons’, an eternally smiling boyplayed for our team nine games, in which he showed how much he means to this team. Together with his twin brother Oliver he went through all the youth categories of the Montenegrin national team,” they remembered him.
Born in Grimsby, England, on July 23, 1997, Sarkic spent most of his adolescence in Belgiumwhere he trained in the lower categories of the Anderlecht. Meanwhile, since 2018 he had played for different English teams. He took his first steps in the Aston Villa and now he was a member of Milwall, who signed him last summer.
“He left his mark on the shirt of that iconic London club, which was yet to become part of a bigger and more beautiful story. The premature death stopped him and caused great pain to the Sarkic family. The date and time of the funeral, as well as the commemoration, will be announced later. The Football Association of Montenegro expresses its deepest condolences to the family,” the entity stated in the statement.
The player’s last game was against Belgium on June 5, when he had an outstanding performance despite the fact that his team lost 2 to 0.
With information from the AFP Agency
THE NATION
