Six months after joining Barcelona in a high-profile transfer, Sergio Aguero has retired from soccer because of a heart condition.
The former Manchester City player, one of the best strikers of his generation, wiped away tears and fought his emotions as he made the announcement Wednesday on a stage at Camp Nou.
“This conference is to communicate that I have decided to stop playing football,” the Argentine player said, according to a translation of his remarks. “I have decided to stop playing football — it’s a very difficult moment. The decision that I made I have taken for my health, because of the problem that I had a month and a half ago.