A 35-Year-Old Saudi Football Player Died And Fans Sent Their Condolences By Starting A Trending Hashtag
Former Saudi football player Sultan Al Burqan who has played for a number of local clubs has succumbed to a deadly illness earlier this week.
The exact illness is not known but Saudi Twitter speculated it to be brain cancer.
The 35-year-old was a prominent sports critic and played as a midfielder for teams like Al Hilal, Al Ittefaq and Al Raed.
Condolences from across the country started pouring in as the news broke out and the Arabic hashtag سلطان_البرقان started to trend
رحم الله اللاعب سلطان البرقان وأسكنه فسيح جناته…
صادق العزاء والمواساة لأسرته وأهله
“إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون “— تركي آل الشيخ (@Turki_alalshikh) November 27, 2018
A local sports channel ran a heartbreaking segment on Al Burqan
#سلطان_البرقان رحل ..
وترك محبته للجميع ..#سلطان_البرقان_في_ذمة_الله pic.twitter.com/xsMOb2qjIV— KSA SPORTS (@riyadiyatv) November 28, 2018
Former captain of the Saudi national team tweeted a heartfelt message
رحمك الله رحمةً واسعة وجعل الجنة مثواك ، نعم الرجل من يعرفك يعرف طيبة قلبك وحسن خلقك وابتسامتك الدائمة ، اللهم أمطر عليه بفائض رحمتك وآنس وحشته وأسكنه الجنة
“إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون” #وفاه_سلطان_البرقان
— سامي الجابر (@SamiAlJaber) November 27, 2018
Al Hilal Club whom Al Burqan has been with for years announced that the full income of their upcoming match with Al Nasr FC would be donated to support Burqan’s family
سيتم تخصيص كامل دخل مباراة الهلال القادمة مع النصر لعائلة اللاعب سلطان البرقان رحمه الله وذلك بالتضامن مع شركة صلة @SelaSport
— محمد بن فيصل (@m_bin_faisal) November 27, 2018
