LONDON (AP) - Former England player and manager Glenn Hoddle was in a serious condition but “responding well” to treatment after collapsing in a TV studio on Saturday, his 61st birthday.
Hoddle was at BT Sport studios as a pundit when he fell ill and was taken to a London hospital.
English media reported an unnamed spokesman for Hoddle saying his “condition is serious but Glenn is receiving specialist treatment and responding well.”
The spokesman didn’t elaborate.
Hoddle burst on the scene in the mid-1970s as an outstanding ball-playing midfielder with Tottenham, and spent 12 years with the London club, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup.
He won the French league with Monaco in 1988, and earned 53 caps for England, scoring eight goals.
He managed Swindon and Chelsea before taking charge of England from 1996-99, giving David Beckham his international debut in 1996.
Hoddle was fired as England manager after giving a controversial newspaper interview in which he suggested disabilities were punishment for sins in a former life. He said his words were misinterpreted.
He went on to manage Southampton, Tottenham, and Wolverhampton before turning to punditry.
Gary Lineker wished his former England teammate a speedy recovery on Twitter.
The Football Association, via the England team account, wrote: “Worrying news. Get well soon, Glenn Hoddle, we’re all behind you.”
England captain Harry Kane, Tottenham, and Chelsea also sent their best wishes.
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