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Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Serie A star Joan Gonzalez forced to retire aged just 23 with rare heart condition after club doctor ‘saved his life'
Lecce's club president has spoken out about Gonzalez's decision STAR'S HEART SHOCK Serie A star Joan Gonzalez forced to retire aged just 23 with rare heart condition after club doctor 'saved his life' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SERIE A star Joan Gonzalez has been forced to retire aged 23 due to a heart condition. The former Barcelona academy starlet joined Lecce from the Catalan giants in 2021. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Joan Gonzalez has been forced to hang up his boots Credit: Getty Gonzalez did not feature last season, after a congenital heart condition was detected in the summer of 2024. Following recent further tests, the midfielder was forced to hang up his boots. Explaining the situation, club president Sticchi Damiani said: "He will not receive medical clearance. "The season began, unfortunately, with a major obstacle: the bad news about Joan Gonzalez, who failed his medical. "We called him back after a year for a new check-up, which took place a few days ago, and the situation remains the same." Damiani was then full of praise for Lecce's medical staff. The Italian continued: "A round of applause to our medical team, to Dr. Tondo, because they detected a congenital condition that is very difficult to diagnose. "It's a case study. Thanks to that, the boy's life was saved." Damiani also gushed over Gonzalez's professionalism and ability. The Lecce chief added: "He has faced it with a balance, serenity and intelligence that make us think he would have been a great footballer." Newcastle confirm first summer signing after pipping Barcelona, Real Madrid and Porto to Spanish wonderkid Damiani then admitted that he believes Gonzalez will become a "great manager". The Spaniard played 66 times for Lecce's first team, scoring twice. Gonzalez's final appearance came on May 26, 2024 - in his side's 0-0 draw with Napoli on the final day of the 2023-24 season.
The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Serie A star Joan Gonzalez forced to retire aged just 23 with rare heart condition after club doctor ‘saved his life'
SERIE A star Joan Gonzalez has been forced to retire aged 23 due to a heart condition. The former Advertisement 2 Joan Gonzalez has been forced to hang up his boots Credit: Getty Gonzalez did not feature last season, after a congenital heart condition was detected in the summer of 2024. Following recent further tests, the midfielder was forced to hang up his boots. Explaining the situation, club president Sticchi Damiani said: "He will not receive medical clearance. "The season began, unfortunately, with a major obstacle: the bad news about Joan Gonzalez, who failed his medical. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL "We called him back after a year for a new check-up, which took place a few days ago, and the situation remains the same." Damiani was then full of praise for Lecce's medical staff. The Italian continued: "A round of applause to our medical team, to Dr. Tondo, because they detected a congenital condition that is very difficult to diagnose. "It's a case study. Thanks to that, the boy's life was saved." Advertisement Most read in Football Damiani also gushed over Gonzalez's professionalism and ability. The Lecce chief added: "He has faced it with a balance, serenity and intelligence that make us think he would have been a great footballer." Newcastle confirm first summer signing after pipping Barcelona, Real Madrid and Porto to Spanish wonderkid Damiani then admitted that he believes Gonzalez will become a "great manager". The Spaniard played 66 times for Lecce's first team, scoring twice. Advertisement Gonzalez's final appearance came on May 26, 2024 - in his side's 0-0 draw with 2 Gonzalez had to sit out of the 24-25 season Credit: Getty
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The numbers of Juve's Serie A campaign
The 2024/25 Serie A season has officially drawn to a close, and so, as always, we take a look back at some of the standout numbers from the past campaign: Juventus is the team with the second-lowest average age among starters and substitutes in this Serie A season: 24 years and 288 days, behind only Parma (24 years and 98 days). No team drew more games than Juventus in the top five European leageus this season: 16, along with Osasuna. In their Serie A history, only in 1955/56 (17) did the Bianconeri record more draws in a single season, while they also drew 16 matches in the 1965/66 season. The Bianconeri scored 11 goals from direct counter-attacks, only fewer than Eintracht Frankfurt (12) and Liverpool (14) in the top five European leagues. Among the players with at least 10 goal contributions this season, Kenan Yildiz (04/05/2005) is the youngest (with seven goals and four assists). With Igor Tudor, Juventus earned an average of 2.0 points per game (5W, 3D, 1L), while with Thiago Motta the average was 1.8 (13W, 13D, 3L). Only Antonio Conte, Simone Inzaghi and Claudio Ranieri had a better average points per game than the Croatian across the 2024/25 season. SERIE A RANKINGS Juve ranked second across all 20 Serie A teams in terms of total successful passes (17,372, behind Inter); third for ball possession (57.7%) behind the Nerazzurri and Bologna; first on a par with Inter for passing accuracy (88.1%) and third for shots on target conceded (122, only Napoli and Bologna were better). Among player rankings, Yildiz was second on a par with Rafael Leao and behind only Nico Paz in terms of successful dribbles (59), while Manuel Locatelli closed out the season in third place in terms of balls played (2,817), behind Rrahmani and Ndicka. JUVE RANKINGS It is no coincidence that Yildiz and Locatelli also lead numerous in-team rankings. Kenan is first in the locker room for crosses (115), chances created (57) and, as mentioned above, successful dribbles, while Loca, in addition to balls played, leads the rankings in terms of successful passes (2121), tackles made (72) and balls recovered (141). Joining them is Dusan Vlahovic, first in terms of total shots (77) and shots on target (30), as well as obviously for goals scored (15).
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🎥 Napoli crowned Serie A champions, wild scenes as they lift the title 🔥
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here. It's done for Napoli: the Italian championship title is here! Supporters came in large numbers throughout the city to celebrate this trophy as it should be. The first images have already been revealed, here's a small selection. Writing history ✍️SSC NAPOLI 🏆#4PARTHENOPE #NAPOLISCUDETTO — Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) May 23, 2025 SERIE A I Piazza del Plebiscito esplode al gol di Napoli contro il Cagliari #ANSA — Agenzia ANSA (@Agenzia_Ansa) May 23, 2025 🔵⚪️ Scenes in Napoli as they win the Serie A title. Absolutely incredible. 🤯🏆 (@DiMarzio) — EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) May 23, 2025 💙 La festa al Maradona 🥳#4PARTHENOPE #SCUDETTONAPOLI — Lega Serie A (@SerieA) May 23, 2025 I N D E S C R I V I B I L E 🎆#McTominay #Lukaku #NapoliCagliari #DAZN — DAZN Italia (@DAZN_IT) May 23, 2025 CONTE 🫂 LUKAKU#4PARTHENOPE #SCUDETTONAPOLI — Lega Serie A (@SerieA) May 23, 2025 Ils l'ont fait, on l'a fait, 2 ans après un sacre historique, nous sommes à nouveau champions d' IL CAMPIONI D'ITALIA MIO FRATELLOOOOO 😭😭💙💙#ForzaNapoliSempre — Napoli FR 🇫🇷 (@NapoliFanFRA) May 23, 2025 - French women's team: Kenza Dali's tackle on Bonadei after Le Sommer's non-selection - PSG/Reims - Luis Enrique: "The best moment is a dream we've had since day one." - OM transfer market - Kevin de Bruyne makes a decision between Marseille and Naples! 📸 ALBERTO PIZZOLI - AFP or licensors
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🇮🇹 Dramatic Friday: Serie A to announce when champion is crowned
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. Napoli has 79 points. Inter Milan has 78. A Serie A title race so close and so exciting that it hasn't been seen in many years. And it will all be decided next Friday, **May 23**. > BREAKING NEWS SERIE A > Napoli-Cagliari and Como-Inter will be played on Friday > Decision by the League regarding the title-deciding matches of matchday 38 > #SkySport #SkySerieA > — skysport (@SkySport) [May 19, 2025]( Serie A has confirmed the schedule for the 38th and final matchday of the championship. A matchday that will kick off on Friday with the title on the line. **Starting at 8:30 p.m. local time**, the two matches that will decide the champion will begin. **Napoli** will host **Cagliari** at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. Meanwhile, **Inter Milan** will travel to play **Como** at the Giuseppe Sinaglia. A battle for the Scudetto that, if both teams finish level on points, would be decided on Monday with a **playoff**. Sunday will be reserved for settling everything else in Serie A, including the European spots and relegation to Serie B. 📸 FILIPPO MONTEFORTE
