News on Fabrice Muamba tragedy

Video with the moment of Muamba collapses

7.07pm For those who did not experience the incident when it happened, there were no players near Muamba when he collapsed. Within 10 or 20 seconds it became apparent that something very serious had happened, and we soon found out that he had stopped breathing. He was treated on the field for almost 10 minutes, with a defibrilator used in an attempt to resuscitate him, before being taken off on a stretcher. Howard Webb took the players off the field, and the game was officially abandoned a few moments later.

The last we heard was that Muamba was on his way to hospital, that he was not breathing and that he was still receiving CPR. That was 35 minutes ago.

7.01pm Apparently Owen Coyle and Kevin Davies were in the ambulance with Muamba.

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6.56pm Bolton have released a short formal statement to confirm the horrific events of the past hour.

Bolton Wanderers can confirm that Fabrice Muamba has been taken to hospital following his collapse at White Hart Lane this evening during the FA Cup quarter-final.

There is no further information at this stage.

6.54pm We'll keep this MBM going until we hear further news.

6.51pm ESPN have ended their coverage. Rebecca Lowe, John Barnes and Kevin Keegan did their job admirably in impossible circumstances, but ultimately there is nothing they can say. Everyone is just waiting to hear whether attempts to resuscitate Muamba have been successful.

6.48pm ESPN have reported that Muamba collapsed face down. He was then turned onto his side and then his back, which is when attempts to resuscitate him began.

6.44pm The ESPN reporter in the tunnel says that Bolton are preparing a statement to confirm that Muamba is on his way to hospital. There is no further information, and we still don't know whether attempts to resusciate Muamba have been successful. It's hard to articulate just how shocked everybody looks, from the referee to the players to the ESPN team

6.38pm The crowd are slowly, solemnly filing out of the ground. Jon Champion, the ESPN commentator, is talking about players who have died after collapsing on the field. Both he and the presenter Rebecca Lowe say they are "fearing the worst". As the ESPN summariser John Barnes points out, however, there are myriad examples of players who have collapsed on the field and survived.

6.33pm ESPN say that Muamba is still receiving CPR on the way to hospital.

6.30pm The game has officially been abandoned, and Fabrice Muamba is reportedly on his way to hospital. We don't yet know whether attempts to resuscitate him have been successful.

6.29pm Sky News have reported that Muamba had CPR on the field. The ESPN tunnel reporter says that many of the players have tears in their eyes, and that Muamba wasn't breathing when he was stretchered off the field.

6.27pm ESPN have confirmed that nobody was near Muamba when he collapsed. It doesn't matter, of course, but I'd say there's no chance this game will continue.

6.24pm On FiveLive, Ian Dennis has reported that Fabrice Muamba is fighting for his life.

6.22pm I didn't see what happened with Muamba; apparently he collapsed with nobody near him.

6.21pm ESPN have confirmed that Howard Webb has not officially abandoned the game; he is taking further advice and, presumably, waiting to see what happens with Fabrice Muamba. The ground is completely silent.

45+4 min Howard Webb has called the game off, at least for the time being. It's the only decision he could make.

45+3 min Muamba is now on a stretcher, and is being carried off. This does not mean he has been resuscitated; apparently they are still attempting to do that. The Bolton chairman Phil Gartside is down at the pitchside, talking to Howard Webb and Owen Coyle. How can you carry on a game after this?

45+2 min Attempts to resuscitate Muamba are still ongoing, and apparently a defibrilator has been used. This is just horrible.

45+1 min After a brief chant of Fabrice Muamba's name, the crowd falls silent. Nigel Reo Coker is on his knees, resting his chin on his fist.

44 min There's a woman crying in the crowd. This is horrific. The whole crowd is completely silent, and medical staff from both teams are gathered round Muamba. ESPN's cameras are not even showing the players anymore. Howard Webb has both his hands clasped together; he looks in significant distress.

42 min Fabrice Muamba appears to have suffered a very nasty injury. I'm not sure precisely what happened, but you can tell from the grave tone of the ESPN commentator Jon Champion – and the body language of the players – that this is extremely serious. Rafael Van der Vaart has his hands over his face, and ESPN's Jon Champion says that there are attemps to resuscitate Muamba. This is awful. All the players are in complete shock.