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Manchester City to mark the 18th anniversary of Marc-Vivien Foe's tragic death by supplying 26 life-saving defibrillators to local clubs

Manchester City are to mark the anniversary of the death of Marc-Vivien Foe by supplying 26 defibrillators to local clubs.

The Premier League champions will donate the life-saving devices to grassroots sides in the East Manchester area, close to the Etihad Stadium.

The portable defibrillators diagnose life-threatening cardiac arrests and treat them by firing a dose of electric current to the heart.

Ex-Manchester City midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe died aged just 28 after collapsing on the pitch
City are to mark the anniversary of his death by supplying defibrillators to local clubs

On Saturday, it will be 18 years since Foe, who also played for West Ham, collapsed on the pitch while playing for Cameroon in a Confederations Cup semi-final against Colombia in Lyon.