# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZiCOSHj5Uq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66682103-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/58e9e41dfd.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-13T15:53:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

"I definitely found it... upsetting to hear... that what happened could have been prevented."
 
Friends of Adam Ankers, a footballer who died after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest, have said they hope the Football Association (FA) will make life-saving training mandatory.
 
He had a heart condition but it wasn't diagnosed at the time of his death.
 
Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio to read about a campaign calling for a national cardiac arrest screening programme.
 
#AdamAnkers #Health #Cardiac #Football #BBCNews

## Stats

- **Views:** 324,724
- **Likes:** 6,328
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- **Comments:** 62

## Tags

health, adamankers, cardiac, bbcnews, football

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