A 13-year-old boy died tragically after scoring a goal in a Sunday League football match in Staffordshire at the weekend.
Liam Wood suffered a seizure and collapsed moments after celebrating his goal for AFC Saints in a 5-0 win over Stafford Falcons in a match in Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
He stopped breathing and was resuscitated on the field by a bystander before paramedics arrived, but later died at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
"It came as a complete shock. He was playing well, scored a goal and did a celebration in front of his dad and granddad," said Saints' manager Mark Lawton.
"He'd come back to the half-way line and the game was restarting. He'd walked a few paces and he went down."
Hundreds of people have left tributes to Liam at St John Fisher School in Newcastle, while flowers have also been laid at the pitch.
"He was brilliant, he loved football. It's an absolute tragedy and we are all still in shock," the manager added.
"He really enjoyed his football and was very popular with other members of the team.
"They're a close-knit group of lads and I don't think they'll ever forget him.
"Liam went to school with my son Joseph. Every time he came to training he would get the balls out and couldn't wait to play.
"You couldn't get a nicer lad. He was an athletic kid, short, but he could run."
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