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Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov’s leukaemia in remission
ASTON VILLA have confirmed captain Stiliyan Petrov’s acute leukaemia is in remission.
The Bulgarian, 33, was diagnosed with the illness in March and has since undergone four months of chemotherapy.
A club statement read: “Stan would like to take this opportunity to express his deep gratitude to the medical staff who have looked after him so well since his condition was diagnosed just over four months ago.”
Villa owner Randy Lerner has sold the Cleveland Browns to Jimmy Haslam for $1billion, subject to NFL clearance.