Cheick Tiote: Former Newcastle United midfielder dies after collapsing in training

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Former Newcastle midfielder, Cheick Tiote, died at the age of 30, in training with his team at Beijing Enterprises.
Tiote, who moved to the second Chinese league four months ago, joining Beijing Enterprise team, has died today.

The player was sent to the hospital immediately , but there was confirmed that he had died after having suffered a cardiac attack.

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During his career, Tiote played for Anderlecht, Roda, Twente and Newcastle, where he had spent seven years.

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