In Italy all league games have been called off after the death of Morosini. The midfielder was playing for Livorno in the serie B match in Pescara when he fell to the ground after half an hour. The medical staff did all they could. He was taken to hospital by ambulance, but he could not be revived. Morosini's teammates followed them to the hospital, but the doctor at the hospital said that nothing could be done. He died from a heart attack. Last month Bolton's Fabrice Muamba was technically "dead" for 78 minutes after collapsing in an FA Cup tie.The 24-year-old England player is now making "strong and steady improvements".He still has problems with his heart and it is possible he never would be able to play football anymore.
We heard often that a young professional football player suddenly collapse on pitch. A few years ago it happened by a football player off FC Utrecht , David di Tomasso. He died at the age of 26, leaving a wife and kid behind. I think that being a professional football player is a hard job. Maybe it is to intensive for the body because so many young players have died of heart attacks. I think it is time to find out if we can do something about it. Maybe we have to chance the rules of the game, to make the game less intensive.
Football is just a game and it is a shame that young talent full men are dying because it is so stressful.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17714715
Dear Elvera,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI agree with you that being a top athlete takes its toll. Nowadays, a lot of emphasis is put on fysical strength, which includes a lot of training, both cardio and muscular. An example of a very strict training regime is that of soccer club AZ67, from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Their trainer, GertJan Verbeek, believes winning the competition can only be done by training according to a very harsh scheme and I think he should pay more attention to teambuilding which can have even better results.
Kind regards,
Inge Zwierink