I don’t know that I even have the words to write this one.
As you know, we have been chronicling the sudden deaths of athletes (the vast majority of which are in the top .1% of fitness enthusiasts in the world) and have seen a HUGE spike in recent months.
This one is perhaps the youngest person we have covered.
How could this possibly happen? I know I have a theory but if I told you what it was we would be demonetized …
The Gateway Pundit reported:
The sudden death of a cadet player for Sporting Club de Huelva has shocked the Spanish football community.
Estrella Martin, 14, died suddenly in her hometown of Ayamonte, in southern Spain, on Wednesday, according to the club.
According to the report from local media, Estrella had a routine Tuesday training session before being found unresponsive in her home by her parents on Wednesday.
“The Sporting Club de Huelva deeply regrets to announce the death this morning of our player Estrella Martín Rasco in her native Ayamonte,” the club said in a statement.
“Belonging to our lower echelons, the soccer player, in the cadet category, and a regular in the calls for the provincial women’s under-15 team, has left us today in her hometown of Ayamonte, leaving a deep sorrow for her family, friends and all the club.”
“Once this sad news was known, the club has suspended this week’s training sessions for the youth academy and the one that the first team was supposed to complete today. The matches of the lower ranks this week have also been postponed and the postponement of tomorrow’s League F game in Seville has also been requested,” the club continued.
COMUNICADO OFICIAL
Profundo pesar en el Sporting Club de Huelva por el repentino fallecimiento de nuestra jugadora cadete Estrella Martín
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— Sporting Club Huelva (@sportinghuelva) January 25, 2023
“There are no words to comfort family and friends. All my support and strength for them. Fly high, Estrella. You will be the star that brings us always lead. RIP, little one,” said Manuela Romero, president of Sporting Huelva.
The entire Spanish football community, including the powerhouse Real Madrid, offered messages of condolence.
“Real Madrid, its president and its Board of Directors deeply regret the death of Estrella Martín, a cadet player of Sporting Club Huelva, and would like to express their condolences and affection to her family, her teammates, her club and her loved ones. Rest in peace,” the club wrote on its social media.