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'Heartbroken' Neil Warnock leads tributes to Sol Bamba as former team-mates pay their respects to the ex-Leeds and Cardiff star after his death aged 39... while Jeff Stelling and Laura Woods also post emotional messages

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Sol Bamba's old manager Neil Warnock and his former team-mates have posted emotional tributes to honour the ex-footballer following his tragic passing at the age of 39 on Saturday.

The Ivorian, who had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma back in 2020, was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital after falling ill on Saturday and tragically died there,' Turkish side Adanaspor released in a statement on social media.

Bamba enjoyed a glittering playing career in football before his retirement in 2022, starring for clubs including Cardiff, Middlesbrough, Leeds and Leicester after coming through the ranks at Paris Saint-Germain.