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"Fabrice Muamba is to become a father for the second time. Friends of the former Bolton Wanderers footballer say that he and wife Shauna are &amp;quot;elated&amp;quot; with the baby news.  [Fabrice and Shauna Muamba] The news comes just under a year after Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch in a match against Tottenham Hotspur. Muamba was technically &amp;#039;dead&amp;#039; for 78 minutes after his heart had stopped, before he went on to make a full recovery. However, he retired from professional football five months later in August.  [Fabrice Muamba at the BT Olympic Ball] The couple discovered that Shauna Muamba was pregnant just before Christmas, reports The Sun. One friend said: &amp;quot;The baby is due in June. They would have been thrilled anyway, but given what happened to Fabrice last year, they feel even more blessed and lucky.  [The couple are already parents to 4-year-old Josh] &amp;quot;Both were looking forward to 2013, but this makes it more special.&amp;quot; The couple got married at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire in October 2012, and they already have a 4-year-old son named Josh. Fabrice Muamba took part in a Christmas special of Strictly Come Dancing last month. Watch Fabrice Muamba talking to Digital Spy below:  View all of today&amp;#039;s best celebrity pictures - Photo gallery:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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