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Grant Imahara, part of Mythbusters and The White Rabbit Project has died suddenly aged 49 after suffering a brain aneurysm. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Very well thought of everywhere he went, particularly at my club, Partick Thistle. I am good friends with his grandson.

Ardico Magnini, who played for Italy at the 1954 World Cup, has died aged 91. Born in Pistoia, the defender made his debut with hometown club Pistoiese in 1947 before moving to Fiorentina three years later. He made 78 appearances for his hometown team, scoring 13 goals. He would make 225 appearances (6 goals) for Fiorentina, being a part of the Viola side who captured the Scudetto in 1956. After leaving Fiorentina in 1958, he joined Genoa where he made 26 appearances, scoring twice before retiring in 1960. His passing means only three survive of Italy's 1954 squad managed by Lajos Czeizler. Those three are Giampiero Bonipierti (born 1928) Carlo Galli (1931) and Gino Pivatelli (1933) https://www.lanazione.it/sport/calcio/ardico-magnini-fiorentina-morto-1.5286434/amp

Emeka Mamale, who played for the Democratic Republic of Congo at three African Nations Cups in 1996 [under the name of Zaire], 1998 and 2000 [as Congo DR], has died aged 42. A striker, his career was nomadic, taking him to clubs in South Africa, South Korea, Israel, Belgium and Angola as well as his homeland. https://actualite.cd/2020/06/25/rdc-deces-demeka-mamale

Pierino Prati, a striker who was part of the squad that reached the final of the World Cup in 1970, but never played a minute, has died of cancer aged 73. Perhaps most famous for his time at Milan between 1966 and 1973 where he scored 72 goals in 143 outings for them and Roma where he scored 28 goals in 82 matches. His club career also saw him feature for Fiorentina, Savona and Salernitana, the latter of whom he began his career. For the Italian national side, he scored seven times in 14 games. https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/2020/06/22/news/morto_pierino_prati-259917022/

Carlos Luis Morales, who had 40 caps for Ecuador in an international career that lasted from 1987 through to 1999 has died of cardiopulmonary arrest aged 55. He represented the national side at three Copa America tournaments in 1987, 1989 and 1995 and during his club career, he played for Barcelona [Not that one] for ten years until 1993 before leaving for Argentine side Independiente. After leaving Independientehe signed for LDU Portoviejo before returning to Barcelona then moving on again to another big Ecuadorian side in Emelec, he then joined Chileans Palestino before finishing his playing career at lower-league sides ESPOLI and Santa Rita. After retirement, he entered politics and was involved in a scandal relating to PPE for COVID-19 around the time of death. https://es.besoccer.com/noticia/fallecio-carlos-morales-leyenda-del-futbol-ecuatoriano-850318

Togolese international footballer Kossi Koudagba has died of a short illness aged just 24 - https://africa.espn.com/football/togo/story/4115480/togo-striker-kossi-koudagba-dies-after-short-illness

Parviz Aboutaleb, who briefly managed the Iran national team in 1982, has died aged 78. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/448706/Ex-Iran-coach-Parviz-Aboutaleb-passes-away In his playing career, he represented Rah Ahan from 1958-60 before moving to Deyhim for a year before playing for Taj, later Esteghlal between 1961 and 1967. He managed various age-group teams including Iran's Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 sides before his stint with the senior national side.

Boris Gaganelov, who played for Bulgaria at the 1966 and 1970 World Cups has died apparently suddenly aged 78 - https://www.mbs.news/en/2020/06/cska-legend-boris-gaganelov-died-suddenly.html A defender, he won 7 Bulgarian titles and 6 Bulgarian Cups with CSKA Sofia whom he played for between 1960 and 1974 after joining from hometown club Belasitsa Petrich. He made 350 appearances for CSKA, scoring two goals and for the national team, he was capped 51 times.

And another one, this time former South Korean Prime Minister between 1992 and 1993, Hyun Soong-Jong has died aged 101. https://www.hankyung.com/politics/amp/202005253296Y He was the longest-lived former state leader in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_living_state_leaders

Deid. https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/end-of-an-era-hockey-legend-balbir-singh-sr-dies/1845061

Fabrice Lepaul, who won Ligue 1 with Guy Roux's legendary Auxerre side in 1996, has died in a car accident aged 43. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Fabrice-lepaul-champion-de-france-avec-auxerre-en-1996-est-decede/1137065

Stardom confirms the passing of Hana Kimura, aged 22.

Former WWE wrestler Shad Gaspard is missing, having been swept out to sea in a riptide at Venice Beach. https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/18/ex-wwe-star-shad-gaspard-missing-after-beach-incident/ He ordered rescuers to save his son first, which they did, but then Shad disappeared.

Jacques Crevoisier, who was Gérard Houllier's assistant at Liverpool between 2000 and 2005 has died aged 72 of cardiac arrest. https://www.footmercato.net/a2929414703656764219-jacques-crevoisier-est-decede Was also extensively involved at FC Sochaux between 2005 and 2011, during which time the club won the Coupe de France.

Philippe Redon, who managed Cameroon to fourth place at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations and Liberia to within a point of the World Cup in 2002, has died aged 69. He would also manage US Creteil twice and also RC Lens, as a player he played for Rennes, Red Star Saint-Ouen, PSG, Bordeaux, Laval, Rouen, Saint-Etienne and finally Creteil He also had a brief spell in Tahiti playing for Papeete. https://www.staderennais.com/disparition-de-philippe-redon

Nicolaas Everhardus "Ewie" Cronje, father of Frans and Hansie Cronje, dead from stomach cancer aged 80. https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29161248/ewie-cronje-dies-aged-80

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Pedro Pablo León, a member of the Peru squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, has died aged 76. He played in all four of Peru's matches at the tournament and scored 15 goals in 49 appearances for the national team. Individually, he was the top goalscorer in the Peruvian league in 1963 and 1967 while also lifting league honours on three occasions in his native Peru with giants Alianza in 1962, 1963 and 1965 and also winning the title in Ecuador with Barcelona SC in 1971 and in Venezuela with Deportivo Galicia in 1974. https://www.infobae.com/america/deportes/2020/05/10/murio-pedro-pablo-leon-el-mitico-delantero-peruano-que-pudo-haber-sido-el-rey-del-futbol/

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Former Real Madrid VP, Amador Suarez Villa has succumbed to COVID-19 after 40 days in the hospital. Aged 76, he was in the role from 2006-2009 during Ramon Calderon's presidency. https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/05/05/5eb194c8e2704e425e8b45d2.html

Former Vice-President of Real Madrid, Amador Suarez Villa has died aged 76 from COVID-19. He was Vice-President under Ramon Calderon from 2006-2009. https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2020/05/05/5eb194c8e2704e425e8b45d2.html

Chung Hae-won, a striker for South Korea at the 1990 World Cup, has died of liver cancer - https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200501058000007 [Korea obit] Chung, who was 60, played in two AFC Asian Cups in 1980 and 1988 and saw South Korea finish as runners-up on both occasions to Kuwait in 1980 and Saudi Arabia in 1988. He also played for his country at their home Olympic Games in Seoul where they drew with eventual Gold Medallists USSR, who boasted Alexei Mikhailichenko and Dmitry Kharine in their squad. In 58 caps for South Korea he scored 21 goals and also won the Asian Champions League with Daewoo Royals in 1986.

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Jacques Vendroux, a French journalist with permission from the family to announce the death of Robert Herbin - Herbin, who was 81, had two spells as manager of Saint-Etienne. His first, between 1972 and 1983 saw them collect four French titles and three French Cups and also saw his side finish as runners-up to Bayern Munich in Glasgow in 1976 in what was the final of Bayern's three successive European Cup wins in that era under Dettmar Cramer. As a player, he also won five French titles and three French Cups with Saint-Etienne. He was involved in 9/10 of Saint-Etienne's title-winning teams as a player and manager and won all 6 of their French Cups and 4/5 of their French Super Cups.