Gary Speed was smiling and relaxed, talking on national television about the day's upcoming soccer matches. A few hours later, the Wales manager and former Egnlish Premier League star was found dead at his home at 42, an apparent suicide. Speed was the first man to play 500 games in the Premier League and the youngest member of the midfield that carried Leeds to its most recent league title in...

Gary Speed was smiling and relaxed as he spoke on national television about the day's upcoming football matches. A few hours later, he was found dead at his home in an apparent suicide. The sudden death of the Wales manager and former Premier League star -- who was only 42 -- shocked not only the British football world but also touched many people outside the sport.

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