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The Soccer World Unites in Support of Omar Holness

Say what you will about the soccer community, but one thing's for sure - in times of peril and times of triumph, you can always count on the global soccer community for support.  After Real Salt Lake midfielder Omar Holness suffered an apparent seizure on the field while on loan with Real Monarchs on Saturday night, he was transported to a local hospital and the outpouring of support from around the MLS community was overwhelming.  Here is a sampling of those who reached out through Twitter on Saturday night.


First, his Real Salt Lake and Real Monarchs teammates:

From one of RSL's greatest supporters:

From one of his opponents Saturday with St. Louis FC:

And from players and teams around MLS and the USL (including a mascot):

Finally, at 11:42 p.m. MT, the tweet came that everyone had been waiting for, from Omar Holness himself: