Heart attack claims former Villa defender

Ugo Ehiogu, the former England defender who was coach of Tottenham’s under-23s, died yesterday from cardiac arrest. He was 44. The English Premier League club announced the death of Ehiogu a day after he was taken to a hospital after collapsing at Tottenham’s training ground. “Words cannot express the shock and sadness we all feel at the club,” said John McDermott, Tottenham’s head of coaching and player development. Ehiogu, a tall, athletic and elegant centre back, played for Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, making 355 Premier League appearances in total, and was capped by England four times.