Matt Le Tissier comments on Shaka Hislop’s collapse after claims it is 'not normal'

Former Southampton star and conspiracy theorist Matt Le Tissier has voiced fresh suspicions relating to the Covid-19 vaccination after Premier League legend Shaka Hislop fainted live on TV

11:13, 24 Jul 2023Updated 11:13, 24 Jul 2023

Matt Le Tissier has responded after Shaka Hislop fainted live on air(Image: ESPN)

Conspiracy theorist Matt Le Tissier has had his say on Premier League legend Shaka Hislop suddenly fainting on live TV.

Former West Ham and Newcastle goalkeeper Hislop was working for ESPN during their coverage of Real Madrid's 3-2 pre-season win over AC Milan on Sunday night. The 54-year-old alarmed fans when he crumpled onto co-host Dan Thomas pitchside.

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Thomas confirmed his colleague was "doing okay" in a half-time update, with many pointing to the high humidity in California as a possible cause for Hislop's collapse. However, conspiracy enthusiast Le Tissier and other vaccine critics were only too quick to blame the Covid jab.

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The former Southampton playmaker quote-tweeted a post highlighting Hislop's hairy moment as 'not normal'. Le Tissier wrote on Monday morning: "I really hope he’s just fainted and best wishes for a speedy recovery."

While Le Tissier didn't specify any links to the Covid-19 vaccine in his message, it's relevant that he quote-tweeted a video from an account that did.

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Late on Sunday evening, the 54-year-old fanatic referenced one of his own tweets from June 2021, which said: "If you think the Covid propaganda has been bad wait til you see the climate change stuff they’ve got planned."

"How did I know," asked Le Tissier in his update, clearly confident his conspiracies were on the money. "Not far right just right so far."

Le Tissier has been open about his belief in certain conspiracy theories(Image: Matt Le Tissier | Pub Talk / Youtube)

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While Le Tissier's latest tweet unsurprisingly cued a wave of theorists agreeing Hislop's fall must be related to the jab, others were quick to point out certain inconsistencies with the logic.

"I remember fainting when I was 16, had the flu and was determined to get out on a really important date," commented one social media user in response. "Must have been the Covid jab I took 30 years later."

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Hislop was smiling on air before collapsing into his colleague(Image: Twitter/ESPN)

Another wrote: "Newsflash, people fainted before the Covid vaccine!"

"I remember fainting once in a school assembly in 1998," added a third in the replies. "The only logical conclusion is someone time travelled to the past and secretly gave me the Covid jab while I was distracted playing Tomb Raider 2."

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ESPN host Dan Thomas quickly signalled medics for aid(Image: Twitter/ESPN)

Others suggested the heat and humidity in California could be logical explanations behind the pundit's fall, without mentioning personal factors like diet or pre-existing conditions.

While those in the comments made light over the Covid consternation, Hislop's condition is no laughing matter as condolences rolled in for the former Premier League regular. The 15-year ESPN veteran is yet to publish an update since collapsing at the Rose Bowl, though early indications regarding his response were positive.