Ex-West Brom midfielder Castro, 25, dies during friendly

Former West Brom midfielder Quevin Castro has died at the age of 25 after collapsing during a friendly in Portugal. Castro fell to the ground during the first half of third‑tier Real Sport Clube’s friendly against top‑flight side Estrela de Amadora at the Estadio das Seixas in Lisbon on Saturday. The Lisbon Football Association (AFL) said that Castro "passed distant this greeting during the pre-season friendly". Real Sport Clube said the midfielder was a "beloved subordinate of our sporting family". "Quevin Castro was overmuch much than conscionable a player; helium was an integral portion of our family, leaving an indelible people connected each those who knew him." Castro joined West Brom in 2021 and made his debut for the club against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup. His second appearance for the club came against Swansea earlier that season, before joining Burton Albion on loan. West Brom said they were "devastated" by the quality of Castro's decease and volition wage tribute to the midfielder with a play of applause successful the 25th infinitesimal of their Championship fixture against Burnley connected Sunday, arsenic good arsenic wearing achromatic armbands. The former Sporting Clube academy product appeared for several sides in England – including Cambridge City, York City and Notts County – before returning to Portugal last summer.