{"id":89934,"date":"2021-12-15T18:58:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T17:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=89934"},"modified":"2021-12-15T18:58:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T17:58:44","slug":"in-tears-aguero-announces-retirement-due-to-heart-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/in-tears-aguero-announces-retirement-due-to-heart-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"In tears, Aguero announces retirement due to heart problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fighting back tears, Sergio Aguero took a deep breath and finally made the announcement soccer fans had dreaded ever since he left a game with chest pains six weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI have decided to stop playing professional football,\u201d the 33-year-old Barcelona striker said Wednesday in front of an intimate audience of friends, family, and teammates from a prolific 18-year career that has come to a sad and sudden end.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aguero, one of the world&#8217;s greatest strikers of this generation, underwent tests after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/soccer-sports-la-liga-spain-sergio-b93345e501a89a070ff192f1b2c84b3f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/soccer-sports-la-liga-spain-sergio-b93345e501a89a070ff192f1b2c84b3f&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1639675081022000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3mx32YldKAxJ0nGavw_HvX\">leaving the field<\/a>, holding his chest, during Barcelona\u2019s match against Alaves in the Spanish league on Oct. 30.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"m_3980166120960504887gmail-sda-INARTICLE\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen they did the first test in the clinic, the medical staff called to tell me there was a very big possibility that I wouldn\u2019t be able to keep playing,\u201d Aguero said. \u201c&#8230; I was still processing everything when one of the doctors told me straight up, \u2018That\u2019s enough.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona\/status\/1471079181517787141?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona\/status\/1471079181517787141?s%3D20&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1639675081023000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Go1_sUQCfKIoDvZUsS42Z\">specially arranged press conference<\/a>\u00a0on the field at Camp Nou, Aguero looked on in sadness as a highlight reel of his career was played on a screen. There were goals \u2014 and lots of them \u2014 shown from his time playing for Independiente, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, Manchester City, Argentina and his brief spell at Barcelona, which he joined in May but for whom he only managed to make five appearances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He smiled as he reminded everyone the final goal of his career was against Real Madrid, Barcelona&#8217;s big rival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asked how he would like to be remembered, Aguero \u2014 living up to his reputation as a shy person \u2014 said he wasn&#8217;t the person to ask.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He finished, though, by saying: \u201cI wasn\u2019t bad, right? That\u2019s what they tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the world\u2019s most recognizable players, with his powerful shot and explosive movement, Aguero will best be remembered as a player for his 10-year stint at Man City during which he became a great of the English game.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aguero scored a club-record 260 goals for City and was a key player in the growth of the team as a major force in England and Europe. 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