Man dies of brain stem hemorrhage while watching World Cup

A 39-year-old local football fan died of a brain stem hemorrhage while watching a World Cup match at home.

The patient, surnamed Zhou, was sent to Shanghai No. 10 People's Hospital at 3am on Sunday, after suffering a stroke caused by the hemorrhage. He was pronounced dead by the hospital at 9pm Sunday. According to Gao Liang, director of the hospital's neurosurgery department, the patient had a history of high blood pressure. His blood pressure was measured at over 200 on arrival at the hospital.

According to his relatives, Zhou is a veteran football fan, and had already stayed up for two nights for the games. He was sitting on a sofa at home when he suddenly fell down.