USA midfielder sues doctors after on-pitch cardiac arrest

United States women's national team player Savannah DeMelo is suing a hospital and two doctors after she suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch last year.

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First reported by: BBC Sport
Original source: BBC Sport 17 Sept
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17 Sept
06:15
BBC SportOriginal
United States women's national team player Savannah DeMelo is suing a hospital and two doctors after she suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch last year.
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