Stiliyan Petrov diagnosed with acute leukaemia

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Devastating news from the footballing world in the UK again. Stiliyan Petrov, the captain of Aston Villa who used to play for Glasgow Celtic and who has over a hundred caps for Bulgaria, has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia. Petrov had felt that there was something wrong during a match at the weekend against Arsenal. Blood tests this week have shown that he has the disease.

Sources: Daily Mail (accessed 22:03 GMT 30/03/12),  Daily Telegraph (accessed 30/03/12)

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