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31st May 2015

16-year-old Dublin footballer dies while playing for his team this afternoon

Our deepest condolences to his family

Paul Moore

Our deepest condolences to his family.

Very sad news has reached us this evening as a 16-year-old footballer for one of Dublin’s most famous schoolboy soccer clubs has tragically passed away.

The teenager was playing for Belvedere FC against local rivals St Kevin’s Boys when the incident happened.

In a short statement, Belvedere FC said that the young man tragically died while playing a match this afternoon and that his name won’t be released just yet as a sign of respect to his grieving family.

Our deepest sympathies to his friends, family and team-mates.

Some other clubs have taken to Twitter to express their sympathies after hearing this awful news.

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