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Former England, Chelsea Captain Ray Wilkins Critically Ill After Heart Attack

Former England, Chelsea and Manchester United footballer Ray Wilkins is critically ill in hospital after suffering a heart attack.

Per BBC Sport, St George's Hospital, where the former England captain is being treated, said, "his family have asked for privacy."

As reported by Sky Sports, the 61-year-old collapsed at his home on Wednesday and was taken to intensive care.

Wilkins' wife, Jackie, told Ben Rossington of the Daily Mirror that Wilkins suffered a cardiac arrest.

"He is not in a good state at all, I'm afraid," she said.