Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan was rushed to hospital at the weekend.
Old Trafford career
The Uruguayan joined United in 2001, scoring 17 goals in 98 appearances.
His biggest moment came when scoring two goals at Anfield in a 2-1 win over Liverpool in 2002.
Forlan left United in 2004 and went on to have a very successful career in Spain, first for Villarreal and then later Atletico Madrid.
The Uruguayan also had an outstanding World Cup in 2010 where he was awarded the Golden Ball, which is awarded to the best player in the tournament.
Tennis career
Since retiring in 2018, Forlan has taken up tennis playing on the ITF Masters professional tennis tour.
He hit the headlines after making it to the quarterfinals of the ITF MT1000 Lima 45+ in Peru.
Health scare
The Uruguayan was rushed to hospital at the weekend after suffering an injury in a friendly football match according to El Observador.
The paper reported that, “Diego Forlán had a different kind of Saturday after suffering an injury while defending Old Boys in the classic match against Old Christians in the +40 University League, which ended in a 4-1 victory for his team. He suffered three broken ribs and a small pneumothorax and remains hospitalised.”
The article went on to state that while playing in the match, he “gave everyone a scare when he fell heavily to the ground and remained lying there.”
There was reportedly no malicious intent by his opponent to injure the former United star.
Whilst at the hospital he had to have fluid drained from his lung but luckily, Forlán is in good condition and will remain in hospital until today.
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Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.
