World press shares with Barca about Tito Vilanova's death
Tito Vilanova's death has become the main topic mentioned in the world's sports newspapers. The international press mentioned him as the coach of Barca and published the reactions of many famous figures in the world, especially football, expressing their regret and sorrow at the news of Tito Vilanova's death.
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Tito Vilanova's death from cancer is a prominent sporting event covered by international media. |
“Tito Vilanova dies of cancer” was the headline of an article in the German newspaper Bild. In Italy, the online newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport solemnly reported: “Vilanova dies of cancer at the age of 45.” The online version of Italy’s leading sports daily devoted almost the entire first section to this event in three parts.
The first part of Gazzetta dello Sport quoted the reactions of international sports figures to the news of the former Barca coach's death, followed by Barca's reaction and finally Jose Mourinho's statement "this is a sad day", talking about the news of Tito Vilanova's departure. In another article about this event, Gazzetta dello Sport ran the comment: "Tito's story, from Mourinho's finger to the championship with Barca".
“Tito was not just Pep’s friend,” the newspaper stressed. “Barcelona in mourning,” the Corriere dello Sport headlined. The newspaper also published the football world’s reaction to the news of Vilanova’s death, recalling that “cancer has taken away an icon from Barca” and stressing that Tito Vilanova had dedicated his career to Barca.
In France, L'Equipe ran the headline: "Vilanova dies of cancer." The newspaper also quoted the reactions of many famous figures in the football world to Tito Vilanova's death. In England, the Guardian reported: "Vilanova dies at the age of 45." The newspaper quoted Jose Mourinho's condolences and commented: "This is an infinite sadness for Barcelona."
The Sun also shared information on this event: “Former Barca coach Tito loses battle with cancer”. The newspaper took the first place in the football section to report on this event. The electronic version of the Telegraph commented: “Tito Vilanova has died at the age of 45 after a long battle with cancer”.
Sharing the sadness of the former Barca coach's passing were superstars such as Leo Messi and Cesc Fabregas through their statuses on social networks. In Portugal, the online version of A Bola quoted Messi's words about the sad day of the Barca player, along with the sharing of Barca President Bartomei via Twitter.
“Goodbye Tito” was the headline of an article in the Argentine newspaper Ole. The newspaper also featured a video of Messi in which the number 10 shared his feelings about Tito’s illness, along with other videos in memory of the former Barca coach. The Brazilian newspaper Globosporte also ran the headline “Farewell” on the occasion of Tito’s death, saying “Tito has passed away after a long battle with cancer”.
According to Thethaovanhoa.vn