Aug 29
A Word To Some Departed Souls
Antonio Puerta of Sevilla passed away last Sunday. It is an extremely sad day for the club, his family and for the rest of the footballing brethren.
Tim Stannard, the Football 365 La Liga columnist, who writes on his own blog Laligaloca has a tribute post for him. He mentions that he was more or less a Dani Alves equivalent on the left side of Sevilla. Another important cog in the smooth machine that was Sevilla over the past seasons, he was particularly known for his wonder goal that took Sevilla to the UEFA cup final.
May his soul rest in peace.
Similarly, our condolences to the family of the young Rhys Jones. We also feel sad for the family of QPR striker Ray Jones who was killed in a car crash.
May your souls RIP. The footballing community is united in your grief.
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August 29th, 2007 at 10:07
R.I.P
August 29th, 2007 at 10:31
I myself was going to do a little on Puerta! This is a very sad time in football as in the past week or so, as you have said, not only has Puerta died but also Rhys Jones has been shot dead and Ray Jones killed in a car crash.
R.I.P Puerta
R.I.P Rhys Jones
R.I.P Ray Jones
August 29th, 2007 at 10:31
R.I.P..ITS A BIG LOSS TO THE FOOTBALL WORLD
August 29th, 2007 at 12:00
quite a shocker to the footballing world
RIP all of them and god bless their souls
August 29th, 2007 at 15:48
Walsall’s Anton Reid collapsed at a training session last Monday. he was only 16 and his idol was rio, and he had trials a man utd. he was a great player and had a big future but unfortunatly his life was cut short
RIP mate
August 29th, 2007 at 16:38
I think it should become mandatory for footballers and all sportsmen to have complete medical examinations to prevent this type of thing happening.
RIP
August 29th, 2007 at 17:08
Liam: I believe the problem with many of these type of heart conditions that affect players is that they are only detected when they are being looked for, conventional medical examinations will normally not pick them up.
RIP Puerta