Stay calm, urges cancer-hit Sevilla boss
SEVILLE • In the second cancer diagnosis to hit Sevilla coaches in just two years, Joaquin Caparros revealed on Sunday that he was suffering from chronic leukaemia.
Speaking after their 2-0 LaLiga victory over Valladolid, he also announced he had yet to undergo any treatment.
However, the 63-year-old, who took over last month after Pablo Machin was sacked, reassured the home fans that the condition was under control before appealing "for everyone to stay calm".
The Spaniard told reporters: "I have caught it early and can live a normal life. I want to enjoy my job and am grateful to the club for giving me the opportunity (to continue coaching)."
Previously Sevilla's sporting director, Caparros is now acting as caretaker coach until the end of the season. His appointment has coincided with an upturn in fortunes, with the team winning four of his six games in charge.
Another former Sevilla coach, Eduardo Berizzo, announced in November 2017 that he was suffering from prostate cancer.
He was sacked a month later following a string of bad results.
The victory over Valladolid moved Sevilla up to fifth in the table after two goals in the final six minutes from Roque Mesa and Munir El Haddadi.
They are now only a point behind surprise package Getafe, who they play on April 21 after a crunch derby at home to Betis on Saturday.
Urging his players to focus on securing the goal of a Champions League spot and not to get distracted by his illness, Caparros said: "That is our objective and we are going to do everything we can to achieve it."
In response to the upsetting news, Caparros received plenty of good wishes from the football fraternity in Spain, with Athletic Bilbao, who he managed from 2007 to 2011, tweeting: "You have all our support. You are a lion and you will come out a winner."
Separately, fourth-placed Getafe kept their own remarkable bid for Champions League qualification on track by edging past Bilbao 1-0 courtesy of Angel Rodriguez Diaz's winner.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Rescuers ended their search on Thursday for the plane carrying Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala, which disappeared over the English Channel three days ago, after saying there was little
Soccer: Hojbjerg strike gives Southampton 1-0 win at Brighton. 2 Min Read. Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton - The American Express Community Stadium
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Southampton - Football Match
Ferland Mendy set for Real move, says France coach Deschamps Soccer Football France coach Didier Deschamps said on Monday that Olympique Lyonnais left back Ferland Mendy will join Real
Ferland Mendy set for Real move, says France coach Deschamps
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has vowed to sign the right players for the club when the transfer window reopens in the summer. Solskjaer made this known during his pre-match press conference ahead of the weekend's game in the Premier League.
The page response time is very slow (1.68 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
Předpověď počasí a webkamera Benecko - zimni-strediska.cz
Kramaric nets late winner as Croatia beat Azerbaijan - espn.com
Barcelona can end Real's title hopes - theworldnews.net
An example: The mouse eats berries, the snake eats the mouse, the fox eats the snake or the minnows eat the algea, the small fish eats the minnow, the big fish eats the small fish, the shark eats
European Tour makes Race to Dubai adjustments for 2019
Qatar's Abdulaziz Hatim scored with a stunning late strike as the 2022 World Cup hosts upset Son Heung-min's South Korea 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the first time on Friday.
UPDATE 1-Soccer-Hatem wonder strike secures Qatar upset of
Football: Brighton to face Man City in FA Cup semi-finals after beating Millwall on penalties, Watford to play Wolves Brighton players celebrate on the pitch after beating Millwall to reach their
FA Cup semi-final draw: Brighton face Manchester City
Neymar will travel to Qatar to undergo a "complete assessment" six weeks into his recovery from a fractured right foot, Paris Saint-Germain said on Thursday. Neymar heads to Qatar for medical
Ligue 1: Neymar will now recuperate in Qatar - marca.com
Strikes For Kids also provides local businesses a unique opportunity to create a team building exercise while seeing their tax deductible donation impact lives. Events are held nationally with the intent to empower and inspire the youth to achieve their goals and motivate them to become the leaders of tomorrow.
New Releases in Toys & Games - amazon.com
We must beat Liverpool to stay in title race: Guardiola
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment