{"id":3332,"date":"2024-08-17T19:58:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T19:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/angel-gomes-ex-manchester-united-midfielder-in-hospital-after-serious-head-injury\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T19:58:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T19:58:41","slug":"angel-gomes-ex-manchester-united-midfielder-in-hospital-after-serious-head-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/angel-gomes-ex-manchester-united-midfielder-in-hospital-after-serious-head-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Gomes: Ex-Manchester United midfielder in hospital after serious head injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Lille midfielder Angel Gomes has been taken to hospital after he suffered a serious head injury during their Ligue 1 match with Reims.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The London-born former Manchester United player collided with Reims defender Amadou Kone, who was subsequently sent off for the challenge, in the 11th minute of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Players from Lille and Reims immediately called for the medical staff as team-mates placed the stricken Gomes in the recovery position and formed a circle around him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Both sets of supporters at the Stade Auguste-Delaune sang Gomes&#8217; name as he was attended to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">There was a lengthy delay to the match while the 23-year-old received treatment before he was strapped to a stretcher and carried off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Lille said in a statement on their <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/losclive\/status\/1824867933106876473\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">X account<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a> that Gomes &#8220;has regained consciousness and has been transferred to hospital&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The match restarted in the 45th minute, with 34 minutes added to the end of the first half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Gomes joined United in 2006 aged six and progressed through their academy ranks to the first team. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He made his Premier League debut in May 2017 against Crystal Palace and went on to make another nine appearances in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Gomes joined Lille in August 2020 after he was released by United.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He won 18 caps for England Under-21s between 2021 and 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c8jlge1vxrvo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lille midfielder Angel Gomes has been taken to hospital after he suffered a serious head injury during their Ligue 1 match with Reims. The London-born former Manchester United player collided with Reims defender Amadou Kone, who was subsequently sent off for the challenge, in the 11th minute of the game. 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