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Ray Wilkins Has Passed Away

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Ray Wilkins Has Passed Away

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02:31 4 Apr 2018


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Former England captain Ray Wilkins has died at the age of 61.

The ex-Chelsea, Manchester United and Rangers midfielder suffered a heart attack last week and was placed in an induced coma.

He passed away in hospital in Tooting this morning.

Wilkins won 84 caps for the English national team - and led the side 10 times.

Many of his former clubs have paid tribute:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everybody associated with Chelsea Football Club is devastated to learn of the passing of our former player, captain and assistant coach, Ray Wilkins. Rest in peace, Ray, you will be dreadfully missed. <a href="https://t.co/cSDhloOPDZ">pic.twitter.com/cSDhloOPDZ</a></p>&mdash; Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/981519774202126338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Manchester United are with the family, friends and colleagues of our former midfielder Ray Wilkins, following his tragic passing. <a href="https://t.co/38w2MW86eg">pic.twitter.com/38w2MW86eg</a></p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href="https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/981520119569534976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Goodbye Ray, you will be missed: tonight we&#39;re gonna fight like you taught us!<br>Ciao Ray, ci mancherai: questa sera lotteremo su ogni pallone come avresti fatto tu!<br>RIP, Ray Wilkins 🙏🏻 <a href="https://t.co/YLokjuXkvD">pic.twitter.com/YLokjuXkvD</a></p>&mdash; AC Milan (@acmilan) <a href="https://twitter.com/acmilan/status/981525815425929216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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