Antonio Puerta

There is something so tragic and quite frankly scary about this, it is hard to put into words.

May he rest in peace.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/ ... a-Dies.php

 

What a sad way to go. So young and with so much to offer.

 

Just read the Sky Sports article... I am at a relative loss of words. Only 22 years old. The same age as me. The last way I am sure he thought he would go.

All the best to his family, friends and the Savilla supporters. Tragic...

 

Wow. Brutal weekend for young soccer players.

 

Shocking to say the least. Between this and the Ray Jones death football is definitely taking a backseat to the lives of these two promising youngsters. This is really sad.

 

To top it all, the young man was about to become a father for the first time in a month, just a tragic loss of life.

 

Once again life proves it is not always fair. A sad day indeed.

 

The guy had a blossoming career, a wife, and also a future as a father. ChiTom put it best, football really becomes miniscule when things like this happen.

The sequence of events leading up to Puerta's passing looked eerily similar to that of a Walsall youth player, who also ended up passing away. And today, a Leicester player (Clive Clarke) collapsed in the locker room at half-time of their CC match; the refs and staff decided to abandon the game right then and there.

I'm hoping that this isn't a beginning of some kind of trend. It certainly may raise awareness...

 

Now that I've overcome some of my melancholy and sadness regarding Puerta. And after hearing about others who recently met similar fates. And after remembering those prior (Hank Gathers, Reggie Lewis).

Two potential causes immediately jump into my mind, heart condition and/or supplements.

 

Another life taken too soon. What is it, the third time in the past few weeks?