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ZIZZO LOAN HALTED BY HEART IRREGULARITY
David Smith - Thursday, July 16, 2009
Contrary to earlier reports of gastrointestinal flu, it has been confirmed by Hannover 96 that a heart irregularity was responsible for delaying Sal Zizzo's loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf.

After having seemingly joined the newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club on one-year loan deal, Zizzo was sent back to Hannover barely one week after having reported to Düsseldorf, with a flu bug having been initially reported as the snag.

Following a week of testing, however, Hannover has admitted that the underlying cause for Fortuna's concern was due a far more worrisome source.

"Sal has been checked out at our offices back in Hannover by outside doctors not coming from our team," Hannover press officer Andreas Kuhnt confirmed to YA. "The test results show that he has a slight irregularity with his heart but he can still play football in the Bundesliga."

While the most recent results come as a welcome relief to all parties involved, they do come after several nervous days as doctors at Fortuna had initially indicated a more severe problem.

"We are now speaking with the doctors in Düsseldorf to think about their test results from Friday of last week."

"They had told us that they had results saying that he couldn't play football anymore, whereas ours indicate otherwise."

The more encouraging outlook from independent doctors in Hannover means that the the loan deal may still proceed, however, pending an agreement between the two teams.

"We will first talk to the doctors in Düsseldorf then we will come to a final decision."

With Hannover's first team in the midst of an extended training camp in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, Zizzo will meanwhile continue his pre-season workout with their second team, before joining the main squad upon their return.

"Sal is going to be training with the second team starting today or tomorrow until Thrusday of next week," Kuhnt finished, "then when the first team is back from Austria he will resume training with them."

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Wednesday July 22, 2009
5:19 pm
Boy you make italian americans proud here in the bronx

alex


Saturday July 18, 2009
11:16 am

sal watched you play in canada youth cup. love your game. good luck

mat


Friday July 17, 2009
4:52 am

Hang Tuff Sal. I can't wait to watch another San Diego boy in the German 2nd Bundesliga.

Brent Storrs


Thursday July 16, 2009
12:38 pm

Hang in there, Zizzo. I still have faith that you'll rise from the ashes... once you stop burning.

dude


Thursday July 16, 2009
11:55 am

Hope that all get resolved soon and allow him to play for Dusseldorf because, in my opinion, he is easily our most fearless winger in our national team pool but needs to work more on his technicial skills.

Ashley Watson


Thursday July 16, 2009
11:46 am

I hope he is okay!

bryan


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