- Title: Ginola recovering after heart by-pass surgery
- Date: 20th May 2016
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF THEN-TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR PLAYER DAVID GINOLA WALKING ONTO PITCH AT WHITE HART LANE AFTER SIGNING FOR TOTTENHAM GINOLA DOING KICK-UPS ON PITCH LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (JANUARY 16, 2015) (REUTERS) THEN PROSPECTIVE FIFA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DAVID GINOLA POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
- Embargoed: 4th June 2016 14:50
- Keywords: David Ginola
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- Country: France
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
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- Story Text:Former France winger David Ginola is recovering in hospital in Monaco after undergoing a quadruple by-pass heart operation on Friday (May 20).
Ginola had collapsed during a celebrity golf day on the French Riviera on Thursday (May 19) and was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Monaco.
The 49-year-old fell to the ground at the home of the tournament organiser in Mandelieu and was "unconscious but stable" when he was air-lifted to a cardiothoracic unit in the nearby principality, Nice-Matin newspaper reported.
A tweet was later posted on his official Twitter feed (@TeamGinola) making light of his collapse.
"Footy match in the midday sun, not very clever. Now having some tests done," it read. "Whoever voted for a World Cup in Qatar in the summer?"
A cult figure at English clubs Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur because of his flamboyant skill, Ginola also played for Paris St-Germain, Aston Villa and Everton before retiring in 2002. He won 17 caps for France.
Ginola announced he would run for the FIFA presidency last year before withdrawing his candidacy two weeks later after failing to secure the backing of enough football associations. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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