Las Palmas captain Rodriguez announces his cancer has returned

MADRID, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Las Palmas captain Kirian Rodriguez on Thursday announced that he will have to miss the rest of the football season after suffering a relapse of the cancer he was treated for in 2022.

The 28-year-old had recovered after being diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma in 2022, but on Thursday, he explained that the disease had returned in a press conference where he was supported by club presiden