Teenage goalie 'in our hearts forever' says Oxford United manager

Oxford United manager Matt Bloomfield has paid an emotional tribute to 15-year-old Amelia Aplin, who died whilst playing for the club's academy on Saturday. The goalkeeper had been playing in a Junior Premier League game against Fulham at the club's training ground in Horspath on Saturday afternoon when she collapsed. A minute's silence in memory of Amelia will be held before Oxford United's Championship game against Blackburn at the Kassam Stadium on Wednesday evening, the club said. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Bloomfield said his squad would also be wearing black armbands during Wednesday's game as a mark of respect. "It's devastatingly sad news - we are all heartbroken for Amelia's family and our thoughts and prayers go out to them," Bloomfield, who appeared visibly emotional during the press conference, said. "Amelia will live in our hearts forever." "As a dad my heart is broken for her parents," he said, before adding that he had met with Amelia's parents on Monday to share his condolences. Bloomfield, who joined Oxford in January, said: "We have to make sure that we give Amelia's friends and family all the love that they need going through this such terrible ti