A former Queens Park Rangers youth goalkeeper has died at the age of 21, following a short illness.
Tommaso Trani was on the books of the west London club between 2011 and 2013, having spent two years before that in the AC Milan youth team.
He returned to his native Italy after his contract expired.
Interim coach Neil Warnock, who was in charge of the club when Tommaso first joined, expressed his sadness at the "tragic" news.
"This is absolutely tragic news. Tommaso was such a lovely, lovely lad," he told the club website.
"When something terrible like this happens it opens everybody’s eyes to the fact that football is only a game. There is nothing more important than your health.
"It gives us all a sense of perspective, particularly as he was so young. My thoughts are with his family."
The club added that "the thoughts of everyone at QPR are with Tommaso’s family and friends and this extremely-difficult time."
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