Ivory Coast international Cheick Tioté has died.
Tioté collapsed during a training session with the Chinese League One side Beijing Enterprises. He was subsequently rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The former Newcastle United player moved from Newcastle to play for the Chinese side in February 2017. He had previously spent six seasons playing in the Premier League and played for Newcastle over 150 times.
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Watch Cheikh Tiote’s stunning equalizer against Arsenal in 2011:
