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French soccer star Yael Trepy nearly drowns in frightening pool incident

Nypost · · 220 words · By Bridget Reilly
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What to know about French soccer star Yael Trepy nearly drowns in frightening pool incident

A Serie A soccer star is in intensive care on Monday after nearly drowning in a pool in Sardinia.

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What happened

A Serie A soccer star is in intensive care on Monday after nearly drowning in a pool in Sardinia.

Why it matters

Cagliari’s Yael Trepy lost consciousness in a pool and was then airlifted after the incident at a villa, per Sardinian newspaper Unione Sarda.

Common ground

The 20-year-old Frenchman is being treated at Santissima Annuziata Civil Hospital in Sassari, Cagliari said in a statement Monday.

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Claim 1: “The 20-year-old Frenchman is being treated at Santissima Annuziata Civil Hospital in Sassari, Cagliari said in a statement Monday.”
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Multiple sources confirm Yael Trepy is a 20-year-old Frenchman being treated at Santissima Annunziata Civil Hospital in Sassari, as stated by Cagliari.
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Claim 2: “Last season, he scored once across eight Serie A appearances.”
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BBC Sport, Al Jazeera, and other web sources consistently report that Trepy scored once in eight Serie A appearances last season.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trepy, a forward who scored once in eight Serie A appearances last season, joined Cagliari’s academy in 2022 from Paris-based team Union Sportive Creteil.
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/17/french-serie-a-fo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trepy scored once in eight Serie A appearances last season after being a Cagliari youth player. He joined the club's academy in 2022, having started his youth career with Parisian side US Creteil-Lusi…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm2g7mr0d17o
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web search NEUTRAL — Trepy scored once in eight Serie A appearances last season after being a Cagliari youth player. He joined the club's academy in 2022, having started his youth career with Parisian side US Creteil-Lusi…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp8xdx7ypr6o
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Claim 3: “A Serie A soccer star is in intensive care on Monday after nearly drowning in a pool in Sardinia.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Cagliari player Yael Trepy is in intensive care after nearly drowning in a pool in Sardinia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gianfranco Zola (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko dˈdzɔːla]; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian football executive, manager, and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He is current…
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Claim 4: “Cagliari’s Yael Trepy lost consciousness in a pool and was then airlifted after the incident at a villa, per Sardinian newspaper Unione Sarda.”
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The detail regarding losing consciousness in a pool at a villa and being airlifted is reported by multiple sources, specifically citing the Sardinian newspaper Unione Sarda.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 season is the 106th season in the history of the Cagliari Calcio, and their third consecutive season in Serie A. The team played both in the domestic league and the Coppa Italia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cagliari Calcio, commonly referred to as Cagliari (Italian: [ˈkaʎʎari] ), is a professional Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia, that plays in Serie A, the first tier of Italian football…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yael Fritz Junior Trepy (born 20 May 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Cagliari.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yael_Trepy
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Claim 5: “La Repubblica reported that Trepy is not a strong swimmer and found his way to the deep end of the swimming pool.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific report from La Repubblica regarding Trepy's swimming ability or the deep end of the pool.
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Claim 6: “Once there, he scored against AC Milan’s starlets to win the equivalent of the FA Youth Cup in 2025.”
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Multiple sources report that Trepy scored against AC Milan's youth team to win the Italian youth cup equivalent in 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Standings. Teams. Players.Once there, he scored against AC Milan’s starlets to win the equivalent of the FA Youth Cup in 2025. Last season, he scored once across eight Serie A appearances.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/sports/french-soccer-star-yael…
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web search NEUTRAL — He helped Cagliari’s youth side win the equivalent of the FA Youth Cup in 2025 after scoring against AC Milan’s youngsters. The France-born midfielder broke into Cagliari’s senior team last season and…
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web search NEUTRAL — CAGLIARI, Italy — Cagliari forward Yael Trepy is in intensive care in hospital, the Italian club said on Monday without giving details on his condition.Trepy, who scored once in his eight Serie A game…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/17/cagliaris-2…
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Claim 7: “Trepy, born in France, started his career with Parisian club US Creteil-Lusitanos before he left for Cagliari’s academy in 2022.”
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BBC Sport and Al Jazeera both confirm that Trepy was born in France, started his career with US Creteil-Lusitanos, and joined Cagliari's academy in 2022.
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Claim 8: “Trepy was having some downtime after earning a Coppa Italia win over Arezzo, 1-0, on Friday, in which he played 54 minutes.”
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Web search results confirm the 1-0 Coppa Italia win over Arezzo on Friday and that Trepy played 54 minutes in that match.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Serie B (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛːrje (b)ˈbi]), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after Serie A. It has…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cagliari striker Yael Trepy is in intensive care in hospital after he lost consciousness in a swimming pool in Sardinia. On Monday, Cagliari released a statement to say the 20-year-old is being treate…
https://www.aol.com/articles/cagliaris-trepy-intensive-care-…
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