I never really liked him but I wouldnt wish that on my worst enemy:
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Former Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has been forced to retire from football after a medical examination discovered that he had a heart problem.
The 37-year-old was hoping to prolong his career by spending the upcoming season at Serie A side Cagliari, but the Spaniard is understood to have been diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy -- a disease of the heart tissue that causes it to thicken and sometimes cause Sudden Cardiac Death in athletes.
Cagliari president Tommaso Giulini told the Italian press: "It was picked up in the first visits to Cagliari and confirmed after further tests in Padua."
Almunia's retirement brings an end to a 20-year career across England and Spain, in which he won the FA Cup with Arsenal and appeared in the 2006 Champions League final.
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http://www.espnfc.com/blog/transfer-...r-window-moves
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