Toby Alderweireld reflects on his fears of a “heart attack” that led to his international retirement

The first occurs on February 2, 2023. “After the Cup match lost against Union, I was angry and frustrated, he confides. I couldn’t sleep that night and left for the club early the next morning. Before leaving, I took a caffeine pill because I don’t like coffee. In the car, my heart suddenly started beating a thousand miles an hour. I thought I was having a heart attack and that it was over, that I would never see my children again. I stopped, walked into a furniture store and asked if they could call the ambulance. »