Soccer mourned the untimely death of former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu on Friday, with England's national team manager Gareth Southgate paying tribute to a "colossus," friend and true gentleman.

Ehiogu, who worked as under-23 coach for Tottenham, collapsed at the North London club's training ground on Thursday and was rushed to the hospital.

He died early on Friday of a cardiac arrest at age 44.