Stiliyan Petrov diagnosed with acute leukaemia

Leiva

Really like him as a player/pro .

Hopefully he makes a full recovery .

Details still a bit sketchy .

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, the club have said.

The condition was diagnosed following tests after the Bulgaria international, 32, developed a fever following last Saturday’s defeat to Arsenal.

A statement from the club said: “We expect to learn more about Stiliyan’s situation in due course and we have moved quickly to support him and his family.

“During this time we ask that Stiliyan’s privacy is placed ahead of all inquiries and trust that we will share information as we receive it.

“Stiliyan is cherished by many and he will get from Villa every ounce of love and support that we have to help bring this to a positive conclusion.”

Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/petrov-diagnosed-with-acute-leukaemia-545604.html#ixzz1qbqdjYnj

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Nalz

Likeable player. Hope he gets well very soon.

Smegball

Top pro. Works like a soldier for the team and a model of consistency usually.

wow, shocked

Leukaemia is cancer of the white blood cells. Symptoms include pale skin, tiredness, breathlessness and susceptibility to infection. Acute leukaemia means that the condition progresses rapidly and aggressively and requires immediate treatment

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Played for my team's arch rivals horrible thing to happen get well soon Stan

GLaDOS

Horrible news, hope he pulls through

The_Kew_Tour

Wish him well. Fine player.

LuckyLloyd

Awful, wish him the best of luck on the road to a full recovery.

Luap

Honest player, get well soon.

lubo_moravcik

Keep the Faith Stan, YNWA

EdenHazard

He was quality at Celtic, kinda a different player since moving to England, but always liked him, seems like a legend! Sad news

Liam O

Wow, actually got his name on the back of a Celtic jersey once, used to be one of my favourite players. Hope he gets better...

Madam

Horrible news, he'll fight it and win I'm sure.

EdenHazard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZNbKuTEElY

Nailz

Awful news, I think he's an excellent pro; get well soon Stiliyan, hope the best for you.

Madam

Horrible news, he'll fight it and win I'm sure.

kfallon

This makes me very, very sad, a Celtic legend!

If he shows the same attitude in fighting this as he shows on the pitch he'll overcome it no problem!

Get well soon Stan!

Jelle1880

Horrible, hope he pulls through.

Mr Simpson

Hope he makes a full recover!! Top pro and always got the impression he is well liked on a personal level as well

JP Liz V1

Hope he makes a full recovery very likeable fella

Esse85

Poor Stan, real genuine fella, great attitude, when MON dropped him when he was under-performing in his first season at Villa, he never moaned or whinged or complained, just vowed to work harder to regain his place, always the model professional.

A Dub in Glasgo

Acute is bad, get well soon

Celtic Family's support for Stiliyan Petrov
By: Newsroom Staff on 30 Mar, 2012 14:39

NEIL Lennon has spoken for the entire Celtic family in describing his absolute devastation regarding the terrible news that Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia.

The Celtic manager is a friend and former team-mate of the Bulgarian midfielder, as is Alan Thompson and Johan Mjallby. And they, like everyone else, have been left stunned by the news of Petrov’s illness.

Neil Lennon said: “We are all absolutely devastated to hear this news. As a member of the Celtic family, it is important for Stiliyan to know that he has our unequivocal support in battling against this disease.

“Knowing Stiliyan as I do, and the many obstacles he has overcome in his life to get to the peak of his career, he will overcome this one too.

“On behalf of the players and the backroom staff we send our support and best wishes to Stiliyan, Paulina and the family. We are there for them all and they will never walk alone.”

PauloMN

Just hearing about this now, shocked tbh. Between Hartson and Petrov, two young men and two Celtic greats getting this horrible illness.

Best wishes to Stan, I sincerely hope he gets through it.

Al Capwned

Been out most of the day, and just came back in and flicked on SSN to see what's been happening.....

Jesus, I really hope this fella fights this and recovers.

Even though they are all unrelated, the situations recently with Petrov, Muamba and Abidal have really got me thinking about my own health and lifestyle recently, and I suppose that is no bad thing....

Always rated Petrov as quite a decent player, and someone who works really hard for his team. Really hope he'll be ok.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Horrible news! Goes without saying that I hope he makes a full recovery. A very solid player, and iirc he played a stormer against Ireland at the Aviva with Bulgaria.

rebel girl 15

Horrible news, very likable fella and model pro - hope he wins his fight against it!

tim_holsters

This news is a bit of a shock coming straight after Muamba's experience.

Never heard a bad word said about Petrov, hopefully a full recovery can happen, I know little about the disease other than it's very serious.

Dempsey

Terrible news for Stan. I hope he has a full and speedy recovery.

Mr.Nice Guy

THFC wrote:

Horrible news! Goes without saying that I hope he makes a full recovery. A very solid player, and iirc he played a stormer against Ireland at the Aviva with Bulgaria.

Yeah he bossed the two games against us I think. One of them certainly.

Best of luck to him in fighting this. Horrible news to hear.

bobmalooka

Horrible to hear the news of Stan's illness.

An absolutely cracking footballer who has served Bulgaria, Villa and Celtic with distinction.

Fingers crossed you can beat this buddy. YNWA

Friel

Hope he pulls through. Scary when you hear of someone so fit and healthy, but I suppose it can happen anyone.

Don't know much about it, how treatable is it? Is there a high chance of pulling through?

steelcityblues

Solid Premier League player.

Hope he wins this.

ColeTrain

Was one of my favourite players in mons Celtic team. Get well soon stan

ilovelamp2000

I don't know if anyone else has seen someone go through this but it's a horrible, debilitating illness. Difficult to treat too.
I wish him all the best.

bobmalooka

ilovelamp2000 wrote: »

I don't know if anyone else has seen someone go through this but it's a horrible, debilitating illness. Difficult to treat too.
I wish him all the best.

Yes, its scary to see what it does to people. Stan has a huge battle ahead of him.

cardwizzard

Get well soon.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Just did a quick google for people with Acute Leukaemia, I don't know if this is accurate but if so it's very promising for Stan. It says that 80-90% of adults will have complete remissions after treatment, but the relapse rate is 30-40%. Now obviously that's excellent news, but as alluded to above it says nothing of what he will go through during the course of his treatment. I would imagine his playing days are over with him being 32, but again, this is pure speculation. Get well soon Stan.

prettyboy81

Shocking news & hoping he pulls through it! Fantastic player in both Scottish & English league...

RacoonQueen

Just read this on twitter. Horrible news. Hope he pulls through and beats the bastard.

Fowler87

Bloody awful news:( Hope he keeps strong and beats this!

evil_seed

He's retiring. Hope he recovers

Lawrence1895

The only thing I can do, is wishing him all the strength, he needs now.

YNWA, Stan

plasmaguy

Retiring

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/english/2012/0331/315689-villa-captain-petrov-to-retire-media-report/

Very sad, very honest, decent, hard working player.

JPA

His retiring has been denied.

JPA

A minutes applause on the 19th minute. Very well done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZkisUjcnsc

JPA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLS-us5kNus

cantgetright

Great seeing him at the match today.
Good Man STAN.
Sure he'll pull through

Jelle1880

JPA wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLS-us5kNus

Class.

But wtf, an iPad at football ? :eek:

Dempsey

Fair play to the villa fans for that, he must be going through the full range of emotions over this. No doubt that Celtic will have something to show support for him also. Lennon, Thompson, Mjallby all played with him so its still very personal despite it being 6-7 years since he played for Celtic.

the realpigiron

Good luck to Stan, hoping he'll come through this illness that he has.

JPA

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Class.

But wtf, an iPad at football ? :eek:

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