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Sergio Sanchez has been told to rest after doctors found that the
Sevilla defender was suffering from a heart illness.
The 23-year-old has "a heart condition that requires him to
stop all physical activity for the moment," the club said on its
Web site. Sanchez had undergone a series of medical tests prior to
the announcement. The Catalan player has gone to Barcelona to see
his family and will undergo further tests there.
Another Sevilla player, Antonio Puerta, collapsed during a
2007 league game and died three days later following a prolonged
cardiac arrest at age 22. Espanyol captain Daniel Jarque died of
heart failure in 2009 in his team's hotel in Italy. He was 26.
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