Former Newcastle United player Cheick Tiote passed away a few days back after collapsing during a training session.
Cheick had been a Newcastle player for 7 years after arriving at the club in 2010 from FC Twente. And in Feburary of this yea, he moved to the second tier of the Chinese League to play for Beijing Enterprises.
The 30-year old Ivorian international had made 156 appearances for the Magpies during his 7 years with the club. He also had 52 caps for the Ivory Coast national team.
Social Media pays tribute:
Tiote’s former team Newcastle United broke the news on Twitter:
We are devastated to have learnt of the tragic passing of former Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tioté in China today. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/PCrIEUyugv
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) June 5, 2017
Arsenal FC paid tribute to the Ivorian:
The thoughts of everyone at Arsenal are with the loved ones of Cheick Tiote
May he rest in peace pic.twitter.com/zEo5FF5lcE
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) June 5, 2017
😭😭😭 may Allah gives grant you jannah brother Tiote 😭😭😭
— Demba Ba (@dembabafoot) June 5, 2017
Deeply sad to hear the news about Cheick.. One of my favourite teammates.. My thoughts are with his family. pic.twitter.com/FvS6TdDctP
— Tim Krul (@TimKrul) June 5, 2017
Former team-mates Demba Ba and Tim Krul also paid their tributes on Twitter.
Newcastle legend gave his condolences:
Devastating news of the death of Cheick Tiote. RIP. ⚫⚪
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) June 5, 2017
Cheick Tiote’s son also paid a very emotional tribute to his father:
Cheick Tioté's son with the most heartbreaking picture. 💔😔 pic.twitter.com/PRUDh60U1U
— Football__Tweet (@Football__Tweet) June 7, 2017
