Lionel Messi’s former partner who overcame cancer and had to deny his own death

Soccer has many overcoming storiesbut few like those that have been experienced in the Barcelona With a former partner of Lionel Messi. This player had a fierce battle against cancer out of the courts, and even after overcoming it he also had to fight misinformation.

Eric Abidal He is remembered as a aguerrido left side, not so the tone of the Pep Guardiola Barsa who looked for his great and exquisite collective game, but fundamental to do the dirty work on the left wing. His illness was a focus for a long time, but he also harmed him having overcome it.

Eric Abidal’s unusual clarification in his social networks

Born winner, it was a Fundamental piece of Barcelona of Pep Guardiola what he had as Maximum figure to Lionel Messi. He reaped 16 titles with the Spanish team, although in 2011 he was detected a liver tumor that forced him to stop the ball and devote himself to his health. He underwent a liver transplant and managed to play again. Of course, it was difficult to return to the very high competitive rhythm of the giants of Europe and the time was noticed outside the courts.

Remember with love for many for his life as a fighter, the fact of having been sick put him in a particular situation. In networks the rumor began to circulate that he had died, but he was in charge of clarifying that this was not true.

“Some rumors should never exist. I am here, with my family and everything is fine. Respect is key. There is a family and my children behind. To be clear, I’m fine, I’m alive and healthy. Thanks for your support and your concern. Let’s focus on what really matters, ”he wrote on his networks. Today, Abidal is sports director of the United Arab Emirates Al-WaslClub that knew how to have Diego Armando Maradona.

French’s tense relationship with Lionel Messi

Within the court they formed a good society every time the flea threw himself to the left wing, although with Dani Alves, located on the other point of the defense, it was who the Argentine was better understood. But with the Frenchman the relationship became very tense, due to the new role he occupied in the Blaugrana team.

He was a sports director of Barcelona since 2018 by decision of Josep Maria Bartomeu. He was two seasons there in that role and, to his misfortune, he was the main one pointed out by one of the most questionable decisions in football history: The departure of the Rosario Astro of the institution.

To top it off, they had said ones that made Messi stay as the bad of the film in a club that failed in all areas. The crossing was strong and, today, it is rumored that the Argentine did not let something happen very important: the fact that he has it accused of being responsible for the departure of the then DT of the culé, Ernesto Valverde.