‘You were a father figure to us’ — Tottenham players, football world pay tribute to Ugo Ehiogu

Former England and Aston Villa defender, Ugochukwu Ehiogu, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Ehiogu, Tottenham’s U-23 coach, collapsed at the team’s training ground on Thursday.

His former teammates, Tottenham players and the football world took to Twitter to pay tribute to the centre-back.

Kyle Walker-Peters, Tottenham’s 20-year-old right-back, said the late Ehiogu was like a father figure to them all.