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The Luton defender may have a tough decision to make after collapsing on pitch for the second time
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00:00 are certain leagues like let's say as an example Italy where he won't necessarily get a say
00:05 because he will probably be disqualified by law. There are other environments like in the United
00:13 Kingdom or Scandinavian countries that there will be a decision a discussion and then he'll be able
00:20 to be involved in that decision-making process. Now there are certain conditions like for example
00:28 heart muscle condition called arythmogenic cardiomyopathy or ARVC that we've got very
00:33 good evidence that exercise tends to make the condition worse at high intensity. So there
00:42 even the physicians will be more reluctant to advise anyone to continue with competitive sports
00:47 even if they've got an ICD for their protection.

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