Former Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Nabil Bentaleb made a goalscoring return to football on Sunday - eight months after he suffered a life-threatening cardiac arrest.

The former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United player suffered a cardiac arrest on June 18 and there were doubts about the 30-year-old's future in the game. However, he was given the green ...

JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images The former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United player suffered a cardiac arrest on June 18 and there were doubts about the 30-year-old's future in the ...

The former Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United player suffered a cardiac arrest on June 18 and there were doubts about the 30-year-old's future in the game. However, he was given the green light to ...

Former Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb marked an emotional return to football with a goal, eight months after suffering a cardiac arrest ... a brief loan spell at Newcastle United in 2020.

NABIL BENTALEB scored just four minutes into his first appearance since suffering a cardiac arrest last June. The former Tottenham star ... former Newcastle and Aston Villa full-back Habib ...

Bentaleb scored four minutes into his return after suffering a cardiac arrest last JuneCredit ... early success under their new boss, former Newcastle and Aston Villa full-back Habib Beye.

The ex-Spurs and Newcastle star suffered a cardiac arrest in June 2024. But Bentaleb was approved to return to the pitch by the French Football Federation last week and he was subsequently named ...

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