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Fabrice Muamba greets Chelsea FA Cup winners at Wembley

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Fab day out! Muamba congratulates Chelsea stars during Wembley visit

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08:47 GMT, 6 May 2012

Fabrice Muamba was a guest of honour at Wembley on Saturday for the FA Cup final and congratulated Chelsea's winners from the Royal Box.

The 24-year-old is recovering after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Bolton against Tottenham.

Muamba hopes to play again despite needing 78 minutes of resuscitation.

Guest of honour: Fabrice Muamba was at Wembley for the FA Cup final

Guest of honour: Fabrice Muamba was at Wembley for the FA Cup final


Well done: Muamba and his partner Shauna congratulate Chelsea's FA Cup winners Lampard and Drogba

Well done: Muamba and his partner Shauna congratulate Chelsea's FA Cup winners Lampard and Drogba

'I died, literally. I am alive,' he told The Times. 'There is nothing now to be in fear of.'

The former England Under 21 international is continuing to make a remarkable recovery in defiance of predictions he was likely to suffer significant brain damage.

He continues to suffer from the after-effects of his ordeal, however.

'I've still got a long way to go with my memory and it frustrates me,' he said.

Embrace: Chelsea skipper Terry shares a moment with Muamba in the Royal Box

Embrace: Chelsea skipper Terry shares a moment with Muamba in the Royal Box

'Obviously my brain is not as it used to be because there are things missing.

'My memory is literally all over the place. I will talk to (fiancee) Shauna, ask her about someone. Five minutes later I'll ask the same question.'

Muamba has been saddened by the deaths of two sportsmen since his own incident – Livorno player Piermario Morosini, who collapsed on the pitch, and Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen.

Muamba said: 'Three times in sports in the last few months Unbelievable. There has to be a way of stopping this.

Good to be back: Muamba has made a stunning recovery

Good to be back: Muamba has made a stunning recovery

'Morosini in Italy, that shocked me big time. I watched it on YouTube. It was mind-blowing.

'I said to myself, “This was me not so long ago”.'

Muamba's fiancee Shauna revealed the intervention of Jonathan Tobin, Bolton's club doctor, twice stopped the medics from giving up during the period of resuscitation.

She said: 'It was only the personal relationship between Dr Tobin and Fabrice that kept them going. Dr Tobin told me that.'

She added: 'They thought about stopping twice. Dr Tobin said, “No, let's try again”.

'And they kept on trying until they saved his life.'

Horror: The Bolton midfielder came close to losing his life

Horror: The Bolton midfielder came close to losing his life

Fabrice Muamba: "I"m fearless"

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After brush with death at Tottenham, Muamba says: 'I'm fearless!'

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08:23 GMT, 5 May 2012

Fabrice Muamba says his brush with death has left him fearless.

The 24-year-old needed 78 minutes of resuscitation after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch while playing for Bolton against Tottenham at White Hart Lane in March.

'I died, literally. I am alive,' he told The Times. 'There is nothing now to be in fear of.'

Good to be back: Muamba has made a stunning recovery

Good to be back: Muamba has made a stunning recovery

The former England Under 21 international is continuing to make a remarkable recovery in defiance of predictions he was likely to suffer significant brain damage.

He continues to suffer from the after-effects of his ordeal, however.

'I've still got a long way to go with my memory and it frustrates me,' he said.

'Obviously my brain is not as it used to be because there are things missing.

'My memory is literally all over the place. I will talk to (fiancee) Shauna, ask her about someone. Five minutes later I'll ask the same question.'

Muamba has been saddened by the deaths of two sportsmen since his own incident – Livorno player Piermario Morosini, who collapsed on the pitch, and Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen.

Muamba said: 'Three times in sports in the last few months Unbelievable. There has to be a way of stopping this.

Horror: The Bolton midfielder came close to losing his life

Horror: The Bolton midfielder came close to losing his life

'Morosini in Italy, that shocked me big time. I watched it on YouTube. It was mind-blowing.

'I said to myself, “This was me not so long ago”.'

Muamba's fiancee Shauna revealed the intervention of Jonathan Tobin, Bolton's club doctor, twice stopped the medics from giving up during the period of resuscitation.

She said: 'It was only the personal relationship between Dr Tobin and Fabrice that kept them going. Dr Tobin told me that.'

She added: 'They thought about stopping twice. Dr Tobin said, “No, let's try again”.

'And they kept on trying until they saved his life.'

Piermario Morosini dies during Serie B game after collapsing

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Livorno midfielder Morosini dies during Serie B game after collapsing on the pitch

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15:52 GMT, 14 April 2012

Italy Under 21 and Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini has died in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during his team's Serie B match at Pescara.

The 25-year-old collapsed in the 31st minute and received treatment on the pitch – reportedly including a heart massage in a bid to resuscitate him – before being rushed to hospital.

Scare: Piermario Morosini collapsed during Livorno's game with Pescara

Scare: Piermario Morosini collapsed during Livorno's game with Pescara

The match was abandoned and the players left the field in tears.

Lega Serie B then confirmed on their
website: 'Tragedy on the field. After suffering a cardiac arrest during
the match between Pescara and Livorno, Piermario Morosini has died.

'The 25-year-old player, who came
through the youth ranks with Atalanta, arrived at Livorno from Udinese
in January and played nine times for the Amaranto.

Speaking in the aftermath of the
match, escara's general manager, Danilo Iannascoli, said: 'He looked at
me in the eyes when he was taken into the ambulance. We are living
through a drama.'

Italian media said a car belonging to
traffic police blocked the ambulance's way into the stadium and a
window had to be broken so the car could be moved.

'I don't know if the ambulance was
late, but I know that the entrance onto the pitch was blocked by a
vehicle,' Iannascoli said. 'Morosini collapsed, he tried to get back up
but then collapsed again.'

Later it was announced that all matches in Italy's top two divisions had been postponed.