{"id":11074,"date":"2021-12-15T17:48:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T12:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=173062"},"modified":"2021-12-15T17:51:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T12:21:32","slug":"i-am-now-leaving-barcelona-and-retiring-from-professional-football-sergio-aguero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/i-am-now-leaving-barcelona-and-retiring-from-professional-football-sergio-aguero\/","title":{"rendered":"I am now leaving Barcelona and retiring from professional football: Sergio Aguero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sergio Aguero retires from professional football at the age of 33. The player took this hard decision due to a heart condition. \u201d My health comes first. Medical staff have told me it\u2019s best to stop playing and so I\u2019m now leaving Barcelona and retiring from professional football,\u201d reported Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano and wished him luck.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sergio Ag\u00fcero announces in tears: \u201cMy health comes first. Medical staff have told me it\u2019s best to stop playing and so I\u2019m now leaving Barcelona and retiring from professional football\u201d. \ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Aguero?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Aguero<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the best, Kun! \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I4unbyRQmX\">pic.twitter.com\/I4unbyRQmX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1471079160856682499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old announced his retirement during a press conference in tears. The player told that he always dreamt of playing football since he was five years old. He thanked the teams he played for, \u201cI want to share my gratitude to everyone, regardless of where I\u2019ve played\u2026Atletico Madrid\u2026Manchester City\u2026Barcelona,\u201d reported Barcelona official page.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kun, you'll always have a home here at Bar\u00e7a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVBT7plcWl\">pic.twitter.com\/dVBT7plcWl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona\/status\/1471084973717344256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona striker was brought into La Liga by the Spanish club in May 2021 from the Premier League club Manchester City where he had an incredible career. The striker could only play five games for Barca. He was hospitalised on October 30, his last game where he complained about chest discomfort after being substituted.<\/p>\n<p>The football fraternity pays tribute to Aguero. \u201cYou have all our support\u2026we wish you all the best, Sergio,\u2019 said Barcelona president Joan Laporta.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s rival club Real Madrid also paid tribute to the player and said that it was an honour to compete against a player like Aguero, \u201cone of the best players in the world,\u201d and wished him luck via their official page.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was an honour to compete against a player like you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aguerosergiokun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@aguerosergiokun<\/a>, one of the best players in the world. Best of luck to you and your family.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Real Madrid C.F. \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@realmadriden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmadriden\/status\/1471080504007053316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former clubs Manchester City and Atletico Madrid also thanked the player for his contribution to the club\u2019s success and wished him and his family luck.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">King Kun.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone at Manchester City would like to take this opportunity to thank <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aguerosergiokun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@aguerosergiokun<\/a> for his incredible contribution to our success over the last decade and wish him well in his retirement \ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AgMWXZtPZ8\">pic.twitter.com\/AgMWXZtPZ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1471078332728897537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks for the memories, Sergio. We wish you all the best. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0gHVboqXPQ\">pic.twitter.com\/0gHVboqXPQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid (@atletienglish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atletienglish\/status\/1471087287702368263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 33-year-old announced his retirement during a press conference with FC Barcelona in tears. 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