Bobby Robson to undergo cancer surgery
{{date|August 23, 2006}}

Former England football manager, {{w|Bobby Robson}} {{w|Order of the British Empire|CBE}}, will undergo surgery to remove a tumour on his brain today.

Bobby Robson is 73-years-old, and has managed various soccer teams such as {{w|England national football team|England}}, {{w|Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United}}, {{w|Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich}}, {{w|FC Barcelona|Barcelona}}, {{w|PSV Eindhoven|PSV Eindhoven}}, {{w|Fulham F.C.|Fulham}}, {{w|Sporting Lisbon}} and {{w|FC Porto}}. Currently, he is employed as a consultant for the {{w|Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland team}}, but will miss their opening {{w|Euro 2008}} qualifier against Germany in Stuttgart on 2 September. He has had cancer surgery 3 times prior. 

Bobby Robson said:

<blockquote>
"The tumour is in my brain, which sounds bad, but it is in a position where it can be removed relatively easily and it's extremely small - the size of a grape - which indicates they have caught it early."
</blockquote>

Robson was taken to hospital on 5 August 2006 after complaining about feeling unwell 10 minutes before the start of an Ipswich match. He was discharged on 7 August, and on 20 August it became apparent the incident was due to a brain tumour.

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== Sources ==
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 |date=August 23, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5249042.stm
 |title=Robson discharged from hospital
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 |date=August 7, 2006}}

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Former England football manager, Order of the British Empire|CBE, will undergo surgery to remove a tumour on his brain today.

Bobby Robson is 73-years-old, and has managed various soccer teams such as England, Newcastle United, Ipswich, Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven, Fulham, FC Porto. Currently, he is employed as a consultant for the Republic of Ireland team, but will miss their opening  qualifier against Germany in Stuttgart on 2 September. He has had cancer surgery 3 times prior. 

Bobby Robson said:


"The tumour is in my brain, which sounds bad, but it is in a position where it can be removed relatively easily and it's extremely small - the size of a grape - which indicates they have caught it early."


Robson was taken to hospital on 5 August 2006 after complaining about feeling unwell 10 minutes before the start of an Ipswich match. He was discharged on 7 August, and on 20 August it became apparent the incident was due to a brain tumour.
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