Why are footballers dying of heart problems?

[Master]

Coincidence and maybe better understanding of the heart so they can pick up things like heart murmurs.

[Gandalf]

I think Adam might have a point. It's no secret that some players are no angel when not playing. Coke and football are probably a nasty combination. Football used to be a working mans game and in the long ago olden days you didn't have the party rich lifestyle that seems to be all the vogue these days. Also in a game, the heart is the most likely of all things to give out and kill you. It's instant and boom it's got you. It's still quite rare considering the numbers of people that play football though. It's not as though it is a serious problem given the numbers suggested.

[Andre]

I imagine it would be just as much the aortic root valve or an aorta wall rupture more than a straight attack wouldn't it?