Ill Cruyff heartened by support
Football legend Johan Cruyff says the outpouring of support since he confirmed he was suffering from lung cancer has been heartwarming. But the leaking of the news disappointed him. Spanish media broke news of the 68-year-old Cruyff's condition on Thursday, not long after he had consulted a doctor in Barcelona, where he lives. He was forced to confirm his diagnosis hours later."Now comes the waiting," Cruyff wrote in his weekly newspaper column. "It was really disappointing that it leaked out because the only thing that I know right now is that I have lung cancer. Nothing more."An ex-smoker who had heart surgery in 1991, Cruyff emerged as one of the world's greats in the early 1970s when he helped Ajax Amsterdam win three European Cups in a row from 1971 to 1973.In 1999, he was voted European Player of the Century...
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