Aguero in tears: I decided to stop playing.. It's a difficult moment and health is the most important
The heart problems that Argentine striker Sergio Aguero suffers from Barcelona forced to announce his retirement from playing for good at the age of thirty-three.
"I have decided to stop playing professionally. It is a difficult moment, but I am happy with my decision because health is the most important and comes first," Aguero said in a press conference at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium.
"I made my decision 10 days ago, after I did everything possible to get hope of playing again. I'm very proud of my career. I've always dreamed of being a professional player since the moment I touched the ball when I was five years old," added the 33-year-old, with a trembling voice and teary eyes. age". He thanked his two former clubs, saying, "I want to thank Atletico Madrid, who gave me the opportunity when I was eighteen years old, and of course Manchester City, who understands my feelings for this club and how much care I received there."
"I don't know what awaits me in the new era of my life, but I know that there are people who love me and I will always remember the wonderful things," he added.
The nightmare happened to Aguero, a close friend of his compatriot Lionel Messi, and son-in-law of the legend of his country, the late star Diego Armando Maradona for 4 years, on October 30, when the striker felt dizzy in the match against Alaves (1-1) in the Spanish League, so he was taken to hospital for a procedure. The necessary medical examinations, after which the Blaugrana Club announced that Kon was following “therapeutic procedures” and granted him a 3-month sick leave.
Aguero's announcement of his decision comes six months after the dramatic incident in which Denmark's playmaker Christian Eriksen died during the last European Cup last summer, when he fell unconscious on the pitch before the medical devices of his country and the European Union rushed to treat him and saved his life.
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