What happened at White Hart Lane recently is an eye-opener for all athletes involved in different competitions. Luckily Fabrice Maumba of Bolton is responding to treatment but it could have been much worse.

The drama should not be repeated.

All Maltese athletes should be medically tested and checked at different periods. The list must also include those vulnerable “untrained and unfit” individuals who start playing five-a-side football once the fine weather creeps in!

Those involved in competitions sanctioned by the Malta Football Association may be controlled but what about the rest who do not come under the jurisdiction of the MFA?

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