Phil O’Donnell
MOTHERWELL, Scotland – Motherwell’s next two Scottish Premier League matches have been postponed following the death of captain Phil O’Donnell.
Motherwell was set to play Hibernian on Wednesday and Celtic next weekend but the games were called off Sunday, a day after the 35-year-old midfielder died after collapsing during a match.
"The players, the supporters, every one inside the executive are devastated and absolutely dumbfounded by the event of Phil’s death," manager Mark McGhee said Sunday. "We had a meeting this morning with the players and obviously they have taken it very, very badly and we are going to have to help them through that."
O’Donnell, who started his career at Motherwell before stints with Celtic and Sheffield Wednesday, was about to be substituted at Fir Park against Dundee United but collapsed before he could leave the field.
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