ALL OVER FOR LILI.FRANCE France (frăns, Fr. fräNs), officially French Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 60,656,000), 211,207 sq mi (547,026 sq km), W Europe. legend Lilian Thuram Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1 1972 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a male French professional football defender who plays for FC Barcelona, the most capped player in the history of the France national team. has called time on his illustrious career, citing the heart condition that recently scuppered a move to Paris St-Germain. Thuram, who won 142 caps for France, said it was not the same cardiac problem which killed his brother, and affects his mother. He added: "I don't have that illness, but the heart is rather thick. I am ending my career." PSG PSG, n polysomnograph; polygraph performed during sleep. Physiological variables such as pulse, blood pressure, and respiration are monitored and charted. were keen to sign the 36-year-old from Barcelona, but Thuram revealed medical tests found he has an enlarged heart Noun 1. enlarged heart - an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes" cardiomegaly, megacardia, megalocardia symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated . CAPTION(S): CALLING TIME Thuram has quit |
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