Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop collapsed in the middle of a live broadcast of Sunday’s friendly between AC Milan and Real Madrid in Pasadena, California.
The 54-year-old began wobbling before falling forward into his ESPN broadcast partner, Dan Thomas, sparking immediate panic on the touchline and with viewers.
The weather in Pasadena on Sunday was in the mid-80s, according to Accuweather.com, but it’s unclear if that played a factor.
ESPN quickly cut to a break after Hislop’s collapse. The network later updated viewers, saying that Hislop was ‘conscious’ and being examined by medics on the pitch.
‘My mate, Shaka, not here, but as it stands, it’s good news,’ a visibly relieved Thomas told viewers at half-time. ‘He’s conscious, he’s talking, I think he’s a little embarrassed about it all. He’s apologised profusely. Not a man who likes people to make a fuss of him.
