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Coulibaly thanks Rodriguez for help after heart attack on pitch

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James Rodriguez performing a life-saving move after opposition defender Ousmane Coulibaly suffered cardiac arrest during Qatari Star League game last weekend [photo courtesy ]

Former Mali international Ousmane Coulibaly, who suffered a heart attack on the pitch during a Qatar Stars League match last week, has thanked Colombia international James Rodriguez for helping to save his life.

The 32-year-old Coulibaly collapsed in front of goal near the end of the first half of his team Al Wakrah's match against Al Rayyan at Doha's Al Gharafa Stadium and was treated by medical and ambulance staff before being stabilised in hospital.

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