Shaka Hislop, a former Premier League star and current ESPN broadcaster, collapsed on live television during the broadcast of a match between AC Milan and Real Madrid at the Rose Bowl on Sunday.
Hislop was talking to co-host Dan Thomas when he fell. Thomas called for help and emergency personnel attended to Hislop. Thomas gave an update on Hislop’s health later in the match.
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Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shaka Hislop before the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St. James Park on May 16, 2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
«As it stands, it’s good news. He’s conscious, he’s talking. I think he’s a little embarrassed about it all. He apologized profusely. He’s not a man who likes people to make fun of him,» Thomas said. «Obviously, he’s too early to make any kind of diagnosis.
«But the important thing is that Shaka is conscious and we also talked to his family because you can imagine seeing that live, there can’t be much more scary stuff in the family. But luckily we talked to his wife and things are looking good.»
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Shaka Hislop poses during West Ham United FA Cup Media Day, ahead of the FA Cup final, at their training ground at Chadwell Heath on May 8, 2005 in London. (Phil Cole/Getty Images)
Temperatures in Pasadena, California reached 91 degrees on Sunday.
Hislop played for Newcastle from 1995 to 1998. He played for West Ham and Portsmouth before spending the last two years of his career at FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.
Real Madrid won the friendly against AC Milan, 3-2.
Real Madrid FC Frederico Valverde celebrates after scoring during the second half of a Soccer Champions Tour exhibition match against AC Milan on Sunday, July 23, 2023, in Pasadena, California. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Federico Valverde scored twice in the second half and Vinicius Junior scored the starting signal on 84′. Fikayo Tomori and Luca Romero scored before the break.