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Bob Newhart.

Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to become US Gymnastics champion has died of a short illness aged 52. https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2021-02-04/durham-first-black-us-womens-gymnastics-champion-dies

Ali Ansarian, a former Iran international defender, turned actor and TV presenter, has died of COVID-19 aged 43. Initially, given his age, I thought he was part of the 1998 World Cup squad, but it turns out he made his debut in October of 1998 and picked up five more caps between then and 2007. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/457730/Former-Iran-defender-Ali-Ansarian-dies-of-coronavirus

Shannen Doherty for me.

Yvon Douis, member of the France squad at the 1958 World Cup that finished third, has died aged 85 of COVID-19. He was capped 20 times for Les Bleus, scoring four times between 1957 and 1965. In his club career, a prolific goalscorer scored 62 goals in 172 appearances for Lille between 1953 and 1959. He moved to Le Havre where he registered 28 goals in 71 games in two seasons before moving on once more to Monaco. In the principality, he would score 62 times once again in 167 games between 1961 and 1967. His final club was AS Cannes, where played between 1967 and 1969 and scored 26 goals in 81 appearances. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Disparition-d-yvon-douis-membre-de-l-equipe-de-france-1958/1217527 Douis' death means that only six of the France squad from that World Cup are still alive. Goalkeepers Dominique Colonna and Francois Remetter, defender Robert Mouynet, midfielder Bernard Chiarelli and strikers Maryan Wisniewski and the legendary Just Fontaine.

Did they send her First Class? Or are they not made of money?

Dr. Jozef Vengloš, assistant to Václav Ježek in the famed Czechoslovakia triumph at Euro 76, has died aged 84. He would go onto manage, among others, Aston Villa, where he was the first-ever foreign manager in the top flight in England and Celtic, where he succeeeed Wim Jansen in 1998 in what was an ultimately failed endeavour. Despite this, he remains remembered in Scotlsnd for his signing of Ľubomír Moravčík, regarded as one of Celtic’s finer signings in that time. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jozef-venglos-dead-83-former-23390737

Frank Arok, who managed Australia in the World Cup playoff with Scotland played in the wake of Jock Stein’s death in 1985, has died aged 88.

Christopher Maboulou, a French winger who played in his homeland for Chateauroux, Bastia and Nancy before playing in Greece for PAS Giannina, has died of a heart attack aged just 30. https://www.footmercato.net/a1211729832222245749-christopher-maboulou-est-decede At the time of his death, he was playing at amateur level in France with Thonon Evian, the club who rose from the ashes of Evian-backed Thonon Gaillard from Croix-de-Savoie.

That’s it, I think.

Been confirmed now by AEW. Unbelievably tragic.

Maksim Tsyhalka, anglicised to Maxim Tsigalko, a Belarusian footballer whose career was tempered aged 26 in 2010 by injury has died aged 37. Though his professional career was cut short his legend lives on through his world-class potential in the 2001/02 edition of the management simulator Championship Manager which endeared him to many players, myself included, and led to a cult following. https://sport.tut.by/news/football/712766.html

Bob Dole. Think him or Carter could sneak it in the last week.

Looks in decent nick here, for his age and health issues previously I mean.

David Sneddon MBE has died, per an announcement by Kilmarnock FC. Signed from Preston in 1961, he would go on to cement himself in Killie folklore by scoring the crucial goal at Tynecastle in 1965 that saw Killie win 2-0 and pip their opponents Hearts to the title. https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/tribute-to-david-sneddon-mbe/

Motjeka Madisha, defender for South African sides M Tigers, Highlands Park and most recently the decorated Mamelodi Sundowns, has tragically been killed in a car accident aged 25. Madisha also had 13 caps and one goal for South Africa between 2015 and 2020. https://briefly.co.za/90701-mojeka-madisha-passes-hours-sundowns-celebrate-anniversary.html

Paolo Rossi, 1982 hero for Italy, dead according to national broadcaster RAI. https://twitter.com/footballitalia/status/1336828963772100609?s=21

Mohamed Abarhoun, a member of Morocco's 2012 Olympic squad, has died of stomach cancer aged 31. The defender, who earned 7 caps for the Moroccan national side in 2013 and 2014, played domestically for Moghreb Tetouan before moving to Portugal to play for Moreirense and spent the 2019-2020 season at Caykur Rizespor in Turkey. He fell ill in February of this year and was released by Rizespor at the end of the season, although the club supported him financially throughout despite his leaving the club. https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/12/327619/moroccan-football-player-mohamed-abarhoun-dies-from-cancer-at-31/

One of the best ever behind the scenes. Very sad news.

Report [in French] that the former Senegal international Papa Bouba Diop (42) died of the disease, he also had Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/L-ancien-international-senegalais-papa-bouba-diop-est-mort-a-42-ans/1200094

Papa Bouba Diop, scorer of one of the most sensational goals in World Cup history for Senegal against France in 2002 has passed away.

Legendary Senegalese player Papa Bouba Diop has died per African Football account Sandals for Goalposts.

Dimitar Largov, part of the Bulgaria squad at the 1966 tournament, as well as the Olympic team in 1960, has died aged 84. https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=874756 A midfielder, he made 24 appearances for the national side, scoring three goals. At club level, he played at Septemvri Sofia for one season before moving on to Slavia Sofia, where he made 220 appearances and scored 28 goals.

https://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-league/manly-sea-eagles-player-keith-titmuss-dies-aged-20-after-training-session-c-1635809 Manly Sea Eagles' Keith Titmuss dies after taking ill at training aged just 20.

Anele Ngcongca, who played for South Africa at the 2010 tournament, has died in a car accident aged just 33. The only action at the tournament for him was 59 minutes in the 2-1 victory they had over that abject French side, but what a moment. https://www.enca.com/sport/anele-ngcongca-33-dies