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21 April 2017 |
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(FILES) This file photo taken on March 3, 2004 shows Ugo Ehiogu (R) of Middlesborough passing Birmingham City's Mikael Forssell during the Premiership football match at St. Andrews in Birmingham.
Former England international Ugo Ehiogu has died after suffering a suspected heart attack at the age of 44, Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed on April 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS
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