Showing posts with label recovery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recovery. Show all posts

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Robson confident of cancer recovery



Former Manchester United and England captain Bryan Robson is confident of making a full recovery from throat cancer.



The 54-year-old, now in charge of the Thailand national side, had an operation to remove a tumour earlier this month and felt well enough to attend the Soccerex European business forum in Manchester.



“The operation to remove the tumour was successful and now I've got to go on a course for five weeks of (radiotherapy) treatment,” Robson told reporters.



“I'm feeling fine in myself. All the specialists have been really positive that I should have a 100 percent recovery. To be fair, that's all I wanted to hear, I'll just try to get on with the treatment and be as positive as I can be.”



He has been watching his former side's season with interest as the Premier League leaders edge inch to a record 19th league title with an FA Cup semi-final and Champions League quarter-final also on the horizon.



But he said it might be too much to expect to win them all, like United achieved in 1999.



“I think it's a big ask to go and win a treble again,” said Robson, who won two league titles and three FA Cups with United and is still an ambassador for the club.



“If you asked anybody at Man United at the moment if they could win two out of the three, I think they'd take that at this moment in time. But the aim will be to try to win the three.”



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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Abidal making good recovery



Barcelona defender Eric Abidal is recovering well after surgery to remove a liver tumour, according to the club's sporting director, Andoni Zubizarreta.



France international Abidal underwent the operation in Spain last Thursday and it is hoped that he will leave hospital later this week.



The 31-year-old is not expected to resume his playing career until next season, but Zubizarreta is pleased to see his colleague is coping well.



"He is fine, in good shape and in high spirits," Zubizarreta told Mundo Deportivo after visiting Abidal at the hospital.



"I passed on all the signs of affection that many clubs have sent him."



Barcelona and Getafe players paid tribute to Abidal as they came out wearing T-shirts dedicated to the player during their league match at the weekend.



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