Aston Villa captain Petrov diagnosed with leukaemia
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia, leaving English football in shock over a player's ill-health for the second time this month.
BIRMINGHAM, England Following a year of intensive chemotherapy after being diagnosed with acute leukemia, Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov is looking forward to having a ''normal life'' as he embarks on a gentler regime of treatment.