Football: Abidal back on training pitch
Abidal was briefly back on the training pitch yesterday after surgery last month on a liver tumour.
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Barcelona and France fullback Eric Abidal was briefly back on the training pitch yesterday after surgery last month on a liver tumour, the La Liga leaders said on their website. “Even Abidal ... put on his tracksuit and went out for a stroll on the pitch,” said a club statement. “In no way was it a training session but it was his first contact with the training ground.” Barca have said the 31-year-old, who has been in superb form this season, should be able to begin proper training again sometime towards the end of this month.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2011.
Barcelona and France fullback Eric Abidal was briefly back on the training pitch yesterday after surgery last month on a liver tumour, the La Liga leaders said on their website. “Even Abidal ... put on his tracksuit and went out for a stroll on the pitch,” said a club statement. “In no way was it a training session but it was his first contact with the training ground.” Barca have said the 31-year-old, who has been in superb form this season, should be able to begin proper training again sometime towards the end of this month.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2011.