Former UNC soccer player, Major League Soccer rookie Omar Holness suffers seizure during game

Posted Mar 27, 2016
Real Salt Lake rookie Omar Holness suffered a seizure on the field in his professional debut Saturday night and was taken by ambulance to a Salt Lake Valley hospital, according to RSL communications. The 22-year-old Jamaican midfielder, starting in the Real Monarchs' 2016 USL opener, collapsed in the 34th minute against St. Louis FC at Rio Tinto Stadium. (Salt Lake Tribune)

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