Sebastien Haller will undergo chemotherapy treatment after his testicular tumour was revealed to be malignant.
The forward, who joined Borussia Dortmund from Ajax this close-season, was diagnosed with a tumour earlier this month after complaining of feeling unwell at BVB s training camp in Austria.
Haller last week underwent surgery in the first stage of his treatment.
Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl had confirmed Haller would be missing for a few months but added further treatment plans were still being discussed.
And a Dortmund statement on Saturday confirmed Haller s diagnosis and the need for chemotherapy.
Haller kämpft gegen bösartigen Tumor
Sebastien wird dem mehrere Monate lang fehlen. Der histologische Befund ergab ei…
A great run of form towards the end of the season coupled with some final day drama saw Tondela secure Primeira Liga survival in stunning circumstances.
Tondela, who secured promotion by winning the Segunda Liga in 2014-15, were rock bottom with four games left in the season and a whole nine points from safety.
However, the club from a town with a population of no more than 30,000 then went three games unbeaten, including two wins, to have a chance of survival going into the final round.
Two wins and a draw had seen the side move up to 17th, two points behind 16th-placed Uniao Madeira and safety, but a final-day win may have not be enough, with other results having to go their way.
Tondela managed to secure a 2-0 victory at home to bottom-placed A…
Frustrated France midfielder Yohan Cabaye has dismissed reports of warring factions within Laurent Blanc s Euro 2012 squad.
Cabaye was arguably the stand-out player for Les Bleus in the tournament, but believes that despite a good individual display, there is much room for improvement.
I think that the Euros were positive on a personal level. To represent the country for me is very important, he told RMC.
If we had won against Sweden, we would have played Italy, but it is far from certain that we would have beaten the Italians.
Against Spain, we knew that it would be a complicated game where we didn t have much of the ball, but we thought that we would have two or three chances. But it is true that in the end, there is a small frustration.
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Mohamed Salah spent a moment looking at a picture of Liverpool s 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final to motivate him ahead of their triumph over Tottenham.
Salah converted a second-minute penalty in Liverpool s 2-0 victory at the Wanda Metropolitano, and moments earlier he had been in the dressing room reminding himself of the pain he experienced in Kiev 12 months prior.
The Egypt international lasted 25 minutes of the 2018 final, leaving the field with a shoulder injury following a challenge from Madrid s Sergio Ramos, and he said the memory of that night drove him on as he took to the field against Spurs.
I looked at the picture from last year before the game, said Salah.
We were disappointed after the final and now we are bac…
Fulham have completed the signing of German midfielder Thomas Eisfeld on an initial two-year deal from London neighbours Arsenal.
The 21-year-old featured just twice for Arsenal s first team, having arrived at the club from Borussia Dortmund as a youth prospect.
An attacking midfielder with an eye for goal, Eisfeld scored three times on Arsenal s close-season tours of Asia in 2012 and 2013 but failed to secure a regular spot at the Emirates Stadium.
He will link up with compatriot Felix Magath for Fulham s first season back in the second tier having signed a two-year contract that includes the option of a further 12 months.
Magath and Fulham have been busy in the transfer market since their drop from the top flight last season bringing in strikers Ross M…
Schalke have agreed to send Ze Roberto on loan to Flamengo, according to a curt announcement on the club s official website.
The 28-year-old was signed from Brazilian first division club Botafogo for three million euros in January 2008 but failed to settle. The player has featured in just three Bundesliga matches during his time in Gelsenkirchen.
Schalke recently fired a parting shot at Ze Roberto, fining him €5,800 for effectively forcing the move by cutting off all communication with his German employers since he returned to Brazil in December.
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The Gold Cup is one of the lesser known competitions when it comes to the international stage, but given some of the nations that are involved, we d suggest it s still pretty important. A few nations have yet to get their campaign underway, but two teams who have already kickstarted their respective runs are Mexico and Canada. The two nations are set to help play host to the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside the United States, but for now, they ll be battling it out as opponents.
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Mexico is a nation that is incredibly passionate about its sports, and as such, football is one of their primary interests. Whilst the 2018 FIFA World Cup may not have gone the way they intended, it feels like they should be con…
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has stated that the Gunners will not spend big this summer
Arsenal retained their FA Cup crown with a 4-0 final victory over Aston Villa on Saturday at Wembley.
The Gunners now seem to have ended their trophy hoodoo, but the big question is can they build on those successes and win the Premier League next season?
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The above question seems to have been asked a lot in recent summers. It seems to almost be a perennial question that has been answered by the same two letter answer, no for over a decade.
The Gunners have threatened to mount serious challenges for the Premier League title in recent campaigns, but they have faltered at key moments. In 2013/14 it was the end of the campaign and in 2014/15 it was the beg…
Eredivisie champions Ajax have moved to confirm reports linking highly rated defender Niklas Moisander with a January exit.
The 28-year-old has entered the final year of his contract at Amsterdam ArenA, and given that he is not interested in signing a new deal, the Finland international is widely expected to be sold in the winter.
Ajax boss Frank de Boer has admitted that Moisander will probably be leaving in the January transfer window.
“Ultimately, it is our intention to sell him in the next transfer window,” de Boer told reporters.
The talented coach also moved to suggest that Moisander could lose his starting berth as he aims to field players who have a long-term future at Ajax such as Stefano Denswil.
Niklas Moisander initially joined Aj…
After two decades as Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has grown used to watching his players treated like idols across the world, but even he was taken aback by the fervour that greeted Park Ji-Sung in South Korea during the club s recent pre-season tour.
Park is by far South Korea s most successful football export and he heads into his fifth season with United firmly established as a key figure in Ferguson s squad.
So when Park returned home with United for the first time in July, his compatriots were determined to pay tribute to their hero.
They flocked to the airport to greet him when United arrived in Korea and, although Park was not fully fit, Ferguson felt compelled to send him on as a substitute in the friendly against FC Seoul.
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