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Sándor Puhl, the referee for the 1994 World Cup final between Brazil and Italy, and the 1997 UEFA Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Juventus has died aged 65. https://regnum.ru/news/3274754.html

Don Kernodle has died aged 71 - https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/05/17/don-kernodle-dead-at-age-71/ An early tag team partner of Sgt. Slaughter in the NWA, where they were tag team champions, he also briefly competed in the WWF in 1982-83 but was primarily an NWA/Crockett guy.

Absolutely horrific stat in that article that he is the 9th member of the 1994 Chargers roster to die and the first of those nine to be older than 45.

Zhang Enhua, part of the China side that played at the 2002 World Cup, has died aged 48. https://sports.sina.com.cn/china/j/2021-04-29/doc-ikmxzfmk9720331.shtml

Former NFL player and wrestler, though would use the latter term loosely, Steve McMichael is in a bad way with ALS. https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-prem-chicago-bears-steve-mcmichael-als-20210423-okfosu3f7ffzpcn6d4lja62cw4-story.html

Chicago Bears legend Steve "Mongo" McMichael "declining quickly" with ALS. https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-prem-chicago-bears-steve-mcmichael-als-20210423-okfosu3f7ffzpcn6d4lja62cw4-story.html

Alfredo Graciani, legend of Boca Juniors from the late 1980s and early 1990s, has died of a heart attack aged just 56. He scored 75 goals in 211 games for Boca between 1985 and 1991.

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According to his Wikipedia article, the voice-over artist Mark Elliott has died aged 81, which references a fellow voice-over artist's tweet. Mark Elliott (voice-over artist) - Wikipedia

Cesare Prandelli posts a heartfelt statement about his departure from Fiorentina, four months after rejoining the club, citing "darkness inside" as his reasoning. He managed the club from 2005-2010, during which time they lost to Rangers in the UEFA Cup semi-finals on penalties, it was during the same time that his wife Manuela died of breast cancer. https://www.firstpost.com/sports/serie-a-cesare-prandelli-resigns-as-coach-of-fiorentina-after-four-months-citing-darkness-inside-9454381.html

Barnabas Imenger, who made 5 appearances and scored one goal for Nigeria, has died aged 49. He was managing the Nigerian top-flight side Lobi Stars at the time of his death. Barnabas Imenger: Former Super Eagles Midfielder Dies After Brief Illness ▷ Nigeria news | Legit.ng

Erhan Onal, the first Turkish immigrant to play in the Bundesliga when he played for Bayern Munich in the 1970s dead at 63

Belgian footballer Kristof Delorge, who played for a few sides in his homeland before having to retire in 2008 due to a brain tumour, has succumbed to the condition aged 35. https://m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20210316_94487885

Gilmar Fubá, a Brazilian defensive midfielder who played for Corinthians, Fluminense and Schalke in Germany, has died of cancer. He was 45 and had been diagnosed with cancer back in 2017, and although he never achieved any caps for Brazil, he was part of the Corinthians team who won the Club World Cup on home soil. Among his victorious Corinthians teammates were Vampeta, Fernando Baiano, Freddy Rincon, Edu (of Arsenal fame) and Marcos Senna. https://www.meutimao.com.br/noticias-do-corinthians/373606/morre-gilmar-fuba-ex-volante-do-corinthians-que-lutava-contra-cancer-desde-2017

"Marvellous", Marvin Hagler reported dead aged 66.

Former Liverpool and Chile player Mark González (36) is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack.

Agustín Balbuena, scorer of the winner in the 1973 Intercontinental Cup against Juventus for Independiente, dead at 76. Played eight times for Argentina, including at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany. He scored 67 goals in 320 games in Argentina's top flight for Colón, Racing Club, Rosario Central and Independiente, where he also won the Copa Libertadores.

Agustín Balbuena, who was in the Argentine squad for the tournament in 1974, has died aged 76. Scored the winning goal in the 1973 Intercontinental Cup against Juventus.

Franco Acosta, a Uruguayan striker who played domestically and abroad, the latter at Spanish side Villarreal's 'B' team, has tragically drowned aged just 25. https://www.villarrealusa.com/2021/3/8/22319489/ex-villarreal-b-player-franco-acosta-passes-away-in-uruguay He came through at Fénix, spending two years there, where he made 20 appearances and scored three goals. Signing a 5 and a half year deal with Villarreal in January 2015, he made 48 appearances for their second string in the Spanish lower leagues, where he scored seven goals. He spent time out on loan from Villarreal at Racing Santander and back in his homeland with Plaza Colonial before leaving Spain in the summer of 2020. Moving back home to sign for Atenas in August last year, he had made seven appearances for the club at the time of his death.

Miguel Miranda, a Peruvian goalkeeper who played for numerous clubs in both his home nation and China before embarking on a career in coaching in both nations, has died aged 54 Miranda had 47 caps for Peru and played with them at four Copa Américas - in 1993, 1995, 1997 - where they finished fourth - and 1999. His last international cap for Peru came in November of 2001. https://depor.com/futbol-peruano/miguel-miranda-murio-a-los-54-anos-seleccion-peruana-universitario-sporting-cristal-nczd-noticia/

Being kept in until next week, mildly ominous?

Martí Vergés, part of Spain's 1962 squad, has died aged 86. He earned his 12 caps for Spain during his 13-year spell with Barcelona and also scored two goals. At Barcelona, he won three Inter-Cities Fairs Cups in 1958, 1960 and 1966, and Spanish titles in 1959 and 1960 and three Spanish Cups in 1957, 1959 and 1963. https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/2032187/marti-verges-passes-away

Real Madrid legend Pachín, born Enrique Pérez Díaz, has died aged 82. He played for Real Madrid between 1959 and 1968, making 148 appearances and scoring two goals. He was part of the Real Madrid sides that won the European Cup in 1960, in the famed Hampden final against Eintracht Frankfurt and 1966 when they came from a goal down to beat Partizan Belgrade in Brussels. Despite his glittering career at club level with Real, he only made eight appearances for the Spanish national side - two of which came at the 1962 World Cup in a 1-0 win over Mexico and a 2-1 defeat to eventual winners Brazil. https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2021/02/10/official-announcement-passing-of-enrique-perez-pachin

He really struck it lucky.