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November 19 – Former Belgium worldwide defender Toby Alderweireld has revealed that he determined to finish his worldwide profession after pondering he was “going to die”.
The 35-year-old, who nonetheless performs for Royal Antwerp within the Belgian league, stop the worldwide scene in March 2023 after successful 127 caps.
The previous Tottenham Hotspur was a part of the so-called ‘Golden Technology’ of Belgian gamers who completed third on the 2018 World Cup and in addition performed within the 2014 and 2022 editions.
Alderweireld informed a Belgian media outlet a primary critical warning about his well being got here after a defeat in a Belgian Cup match in opposition to Union Saint-Gilloise.
“I couldn’t sleep that night time and went to the membership early the following morning to do a power session,” he recalled.
“Earlier than I left, I took a caffeine tablet as a result of I don’t like espresso. After I was within the automotive, my coronary heart immediately began beating at a fee of a thousand an hour. I believed: I’m going to have a coronary heart assault. I’m carried out for, I’m by no means going to see my kids once more. I pulled over, walked right into a furnishings retailer and requested if they might name 911.”
A while later, Alderweireld mentioned panic took over him once more, this time at night time.
“It turned out that every one the stress made my coronary heart pound. That gave me a panic assault, which made my coronary heart beat even quicker. You truly drive your self loopy. And at a sure level you suppose you’re going to have a coronary heart assault and die.”
Alderweireld later underwent medical examinations.
“We did excessive exams, however all the pieces was okay,” he mentioned. “Then I began speaking to individuals they usually mentioned it was resulting from an excessive amount of stress. Purely a panic assault. Now I nonetheless undergo from that typically, however I can settle for that as a result of I do know it’s nothing.”
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