Leon Barnett: The football star retired after a heart scareAdebayor 10. “My condition could have been caused by a virus – something as simple as a cold that spread to my heart. “They diagnosed myocarditis – scarring on the heart,” says Barnett. “I remember speaking to the Northampton chairman about Mitchell Cole, who played for the club on loan after he was diagnosed with a heart condition,” says Barnett. One day he went to play football with his mates, had a heart attack and died.

Source: Express February 17, 2019 22:30 UTC