Kompany taken to hospital after collapsing at training
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany has been hospitalized after collapsing during a training session. The club has confirmed he is receiving medical care and that his coaching staff will oversee operations in his absence.
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The health of a high-profile sports manager impacts team performance and organizational stability in professional football.
Vincent Kompany is in hospital after collapsing during a Bayern Munich training session on Friday.
The Bayern boss has been struggling with a virus that left him in pain and having difficulty walking on the touchline in last weekend's victory over RB Leipzig.
Kompany insisted he was on the mend after the draw with Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday.
But, ahead of Sunday’s clash with Freiburg, things took a worrying turn during a reserve-team training session, which Kompany was watching when he collapsed.
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