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    Sebastien Haller nets SEVEN-MINUTE hat-trick as Dortmund star continues comeback after testicular cancer diagnosis

    SEBASTIEN HALLER bagged a stunning SEVEN-MINUTE hat-trick in a fairytale return to the Borussia Dortmund starting XI after his cancer diagnosis.The Ivory Coast international was diagnosed with testicular cancer in the summer of 2022 and underwent a gruelling treatment process.

    Sebastien Haller bagged a hat trick in his second outing since testicular surgeryCredit: GETTY
    The Ivory Coast international was mobbed by his team-mates after each goalCredit: GETTY
    Haller was given permission to resume full training this month and returned to the fold as a substitute in a friendly against Fortuna Dusseldorf earlier this week.
    The 28-year-old was given more minutes in Dortmund’s friendly against FC Basel – who he put to the sword in double-quick time.
    Haller opened his account from the penalty spot in the 81st minute before striking again in the 86th and 87th minutes.
    Footy fans were quick to comment, with one tweeting: “Things you love to see.”
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    Another said: “Sebastien Haller you absolute king.”
    And another said: “Haller is back. You will not read better news today.”
    One remarked: “Sebastien Haller defeated cancer and in his first [second] game back for Borussia Dortmund vs Basel banged a hat trick. Chateau.”
    Another chimed in: “Sebastien Haller beats testicular cancer and returns the same season to score a hat trick in his first minutes for Dortmund. Friendly or not, just unbelievable stuff. Best story of the year.”
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    Haller is hoping it won’t be too long before he’s back leading the line for Dortmund in their competitive matches.
    He said: “I want to play as quickly as possible. There are no limits and restrictions on my involvement unless the medical staff tell me otherwise.
    “I can do everything now that I used to do before, that gives me great confidence.
    “I took only 19 days off in the six months. It was hard but it’s my job and I love it.
    “Retiring was never on my mind, I had the mindset of looking forward and take every day at a time.
    “It was harder for my family, they suffered a lot because they didn’t feel in control. They helped me a lot.”
    Haller and Dortmund team-mates will resume Bundesliga action a week on Sunday, welcoming Augsburg to the Westfalenstadion. More

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    England’s Lioness hero and SPOTY winner Beth Mead left heartbroken after beloved mum dies of ovarian cancer

    ARSENAL and England star Beth Mead has revealed the devastating news that her mum has passed away from ovarian cancer.June Mead was diagnosed with the illness in 2021 and endured a lengthy battle with the disease.
    Beth Mead, centre left, alongside her mum, centre right after winning the Euros
    Mead’s mum, June, passed away after a long battle with cancer
    Mead won the Sports Personality of the Year award last monthCredit: PA
    She won the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament awards at the EurosCredit: Getty
    Beth has been left heartbroken by her mum’s passingCredit: Instagram
    Now she has heartbreakingly passed away, with Sports Personality of the Year winner Mead, 27, confirming the tragedy on Friday afternoon.
    Speaking in an Instagram post alongside several family pictures, she said: “Thought long and hard about what to write but there will never be any words that will do justice.
    “At 1am on the 7th of Jan, our beautiful, kind, funny Mum & Wife passed away after a long & brave battle against Ovarian Cancer 💔.
    “She was surrounded by myself, my brother & dad as she passed away peacefully.
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    Mead, centre left, shared the devastating news on social mediaCredit: Instagram
    June, right, inspired Mead throughout her successful career to dateCredit: Instagram
    “Our hearts are broken, there will be a piece missing forever but heaven has now gained a special angel 😇.
    “If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever. I’m sad that you are gone, but I’m more grateful for the time we had together ❤️.
    “Our family would appreciate some privacy during this difficult time. We love you lots, forever & always. RIP Mama 💫 ❤️.”
    In response to the post, Aston Villa midfielder Lucy Staniforth said: “Sending love to you all Meado ❤️.”
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    While Southampton defender Laura Rafferty replied with a host of heart emojis.
    Mead was a talismanic figure in England’s Euros triumph last summer.
    The Lioness claimed both the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament awards for her sensational displays.
    In December, the Arsenal forward then went on to win the Sports Personality of the Year honour ahead of Ben Stokes and Eve Muirhead.
    Speaking after winning the award, she said: “I’m incredibly honoured to win this award.
    “I wouldn’t have done it without those girls, who backed me.
    “Yes, I did my job and scored a few goals but I wouldn’t have done it without them, my mum, dad and all of my family.
    “This is for women’s sport and for it heading in the right direction. So, let’s keep pushing the girls and keep doing the right things.
    “The girls are like a family away from home and when things at home haven’t been great, they supported me so well.”
    Mead is one of the best players in the world but has been ruled out for a lengthy period of time with an ACL injuryCredit: PA More

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    Emotional moment Sebastian Haller comes on for first Dortmund appearance in six months after testicular cancer diagnosis

    SEBASTIAN HALLER made an emotional return to the pitch six months after his testicular cancer diagnosis.The Borussia Dortmund striker was subbed on during a club friendly against Fortuna Dusseldorf.
    Sebastian Haller made his first appearance for Borussia DortmundCredit: https://twitter.com/BVB
    It was his first time on the pitch following his testicular cancer diagnosisCredit: https://twitter.com/BVB
    Haller showed his appreciation to the fans watching the gameCredit: Getty
    The Ivorian was greeted with a round of applause and cheers as he ran onto the field.
    It was Haller’s first-ever appearance for the Bundesliga giants after his £28million move from Ajax last summer.
    However, less than a fortnight after joining the club, he received his diagnosis of testicular cancer.
    Haller felt unwell during training and went for medical examinations, which is when doctors discovered the tumour.
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    During his battle with cancer, Haller revealed that the hardest part was having to explain to his children that he had to go to the hospital.
    He underwent four rounds of chemotherapy and had two operations before returning to training last week with an Apple watch to track all his data.
    And now Haller was able to get some valuable game time into his legs against Dusseldorf.
    Dortmund ran out as 5-1 winners with goals coming from Felix Passlack, Karim Adeyemi, Nico Schlotterbeck and a brace from Donyell Malen.
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    Dawid Kownacki did net in from the spot, but it proved to be a mere consolation goal for Dusseldorf.
    Former West Ham striker Haller spoke about his journey to German outlet Bild, as he said: “I first discussed with my wife how best to explain it to our children.
    “We looked online for tips and asked other people. We then found a way and explained it to them with a small video.
    “The hardest part was getting them to understand that while I’m fine right now, I’m sick and need to be hospitalised – even for a few weeks or months.
    “We wanted to be honest, the kids are smart and have good senses themselves, so we didn’t want to try to hide anything from them.
    “Luckily, they took it well, I laughed a lot at home, played a lot with them.
    “In the beginning, it wasn’t like usual, of course – my older son often wanted to jump on me, so I had to tell him: ‘not yet’. But now everything is fine.”
    Haller added he did not cry when he found out the news but was instantly determined to beat the cancer.
    The Ivory Coast forward continued: “I knew immediately: I have no other choice. The choices are limited.
    “It won’t do you any good if you put yourself in a depression.
    “So I said to myself: stay positive, bring your family and friends together. You’re not alone. So go through it together with them.
    “When I got home, my wife had prepared a few small posters with the news from my family. Mum, dad, brother, sister.
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    “That was actually the most emotional thing. But there was also an incredible amount of uplifting news from the football world, I can’t even list everyone.
    “The president of Ivory Coast was there, my former clubs and of course a lot of players, Luka Jovic and Ante Rebic also wrote to me which made me happy.” More

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    Telling my kids I was sick and needed to go to hospital was hardest part of testicular cancer battle, says Haller

    SEBASTIEN HALLER says the hardest part of his cancer battle was telling his children he was sick and needed to go to hospital.The Borussia Dortmund striker, 28, was diagnosed with a testicular tumour just two weeks after signing for the club as Erling Haaland’s replacement.
    Sebastien Haller opened up on telling his kids about his cancerCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgciiAmKPXU/?hl=en
    The striker was full of admiration and appreciation for his wife PriscillaCredit: https://www.instagram.com/priscilla.haller/?hl=en
    Haller underwent four rounds of chemotherapy for the testicular cancerCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
    He underwent four rounds of chemotherapy and had two operations before returning to training last week with an Apple watch to track all his data.
    And as he prepares to make his debut against Dusseldorf in a friendly today, Haller opened up on an emotional six months.
    And discussing his illness with his young kids alongside wife Priscilla proved incredibly difficult.
    He told Bild: “I first discussed with my wife how best to explain it to our children.
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    “We looked online for tips and asked other people. We then found a way and explained it to them with a small video.
    “The hardest part was getting them to understand that while I’m fine right now, I’m sick and need to be hospitalised – even for a few weeks or months.
    “We wanted to be honest, the kids are smart and have good senses themselves, so we didn’t want to try to hide anything from them.
    “Luckily they took it well, I laughed a lot at home, played a lot with them.
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    “In the beginning it wasn’t like usual, of course – my older son often wanted to jump on me, so I had to tell him: ‘not yet’. But now everything is fine.”
    Haller added he did not cry when he found out the news but was instantly determined to beat the cancer.
    The Ivory Coast forward continued: “I knew immediately: I have no other choice. The choices are limited.
    “It won’t do you any good if you put yourself in a depression.
    “So I said to myself: stay positive, bring your family and friends together. You’re not alone. So go through it together with them.
    “When I got home, my wife had prepared a few small posters with the news from my family. Mum, dad, brother, sister.
    “That was actually the most emotional thing. But there was also an incredible amount of uplifting news from the football world, I can’t even list everyone.
    “The president of Ivory Coast was there, my former clubs and of course a lot of players, Luka Jovic and Ante Rebic also wrote to me which made me happy.”
    Haller encourages everyone, not just footballers, to get regular health check-ups in case they detect any problems.
    Now the striker is focusing on regaining his match sharpness ahead of his debut for Dortmund following the £28million transfer from Ajax.
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    The vision of playing and scoring in front of the famous Yellow Wall at Signal Iduna Park has been replayed over and over in his mind for the last six months.
    And that first goal will hopefully not be far away – and will be a special moment for Haller, his family and his new adoring fans.
    Haller has resumed training with his new club ahead of his debutCredit: Getty More

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    How Italian rich kid Gianluca Vialli brought the fizz to English football and gave the Prem some much-needed glamour

    AS Gianluca Vialli prepared to lead out Chelsea for his first game as player manager, he ordered the Champagne to be uncorked.The Blues were 2-1 down against Arsenal from the first leg of their 1998 League Cup semi-final.
    Gianluca Vialli drank champagne before leading Chelsea out for his first game as player managerCredit: Getty
    Vialli kisses his winners’ medal after Chelsea defeated Stuttgart in the 1998 Cup Winners’ Cup finalCredit: Alamy
    Yet the Italian, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 58, said that as his team were “starting on a new adventure” it was cause for celebration.
    “You should mark the occasion with a toast and some champagne,” he said afterwards.
    “We wished each other all the best and said we must enjoy ourselves. Sometimes in modern football, it is hard to enjoy yourself.”
    Vialli picked himself to play upfront and Chelsea duly turned the tie around with a 3-1 victory.
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    Cultured and flamboyant, he was a man who knew how to win — and also how to enjoy life.
    The club went on to claim the trophy at Wembley and also lifted the Uefa Cup Winners’ Cup that season.
    Stylish and charismatic, Vialli was among the vanguard of foreign talent who brought a cosmopolitan new glamour to our Premier League.
    Arriving at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge in the summer of 1996, the club — then owned by eccentric Ken Bates — was emerging from the doldrums.
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    ‘A gorgeous soul’
    The team hadn’t won a title since 1955 and had been in the old Second Division just seven years before Vialli’s arrival.
    Like London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal — who had signed Jürgen Klinsmann and Dennis Bergkamp respectively — Chelsea recruited abroad.
    Footie hero Gianluca didn’t have the typical rags-to-riches story and was born to a self-made millionaire dadCredit: Instagram @lucavialli
    Graeme Souness broke down in tears as he described his friend’s legacy in a TV interviewCredit: Sky Sports
    Gianluca with actor pal Sean ConneryCredit: Instagram
    Bates had brought in Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit as player manager in 1995 and Vialli’s arrival a year later helped transform the club into one of the biggest names in world football.
    At 32, Vialli was one of the best forwards in Europe and had just won the Champions League with Italy’s Juventus.
    Joined at Stamford Bridge by countrymen Roberto Di Matteo and Gianfranco Zola, Vialli was Chelsea’s top scorer that season as the club lifted the FA Cup.
    It was Chelsea’s first trophy in a quarter of a century.
    Vialli’s was far from the usual rags-to-riches footballing story.
    The youngest of five children, his self-made millionaire dad owned a construction firm and young Luca was brought up in a castle in Cremona, Lombardy.
    At 16 he made his debut for local team Cremonese, then in the third tier.
    The boy from a wealthy background made sure he always worked hard because: “I never wanted anyone to question my attitude on the football pitch.”
    In 1984 he moved to Italian side Sampdoria, where he played alongside ex-Liverpool great Graeme Souness.
    On one occasion Souness got one up on renowned practical joker Vialli — dressed in club blazer and tie — by pushing him into a lake.
    Vialli later responded by cutting the legs off Souness’s favourite trousers, putting shaving foam in his shoes and itching powder in his pants.
    Vialli spoke good English but mangled phrases. In a press conference he said “when the fish are down”, not “the chips”. English football was hard to get used to, too. A Leeds game was “like playing rugby”
    The Italian would later joke: “I never saw him move so quickly.”
    Souness today broke down in tears as he described his friend as a “special person” and a “gorgeous soul” in a TV tribute.
    Vialli left Sampdoria for Juventus in 1992 for £12.5million — then a world record.
    He would win the Uefa Cup and European Cup for the Turin club before London came calling.
    Suave Vialli loved the capital, living in splendour in a luxury flat in exclusive Eaton Square, Belgravia.
    There were trips to the theatre and meals at Knightsbridge’s San Lorenzo, his favourite Italian restaurant.
    The Italian superstar said: “Here I can walk down the street with my girlfriend, I can go shopping, sit in a pub or go out to dinner and nobody asks me for an autograph.
    “That’s a dream. After 15 years of worrying, I’m finally a free man.”
    On match days Vialli would speed away from Stamford Bridge on a Piaggio scooter to avoid the traffic.
    The striker, who scored 16 goals in 59 games for the Italian national side, soon became proficient in English but sometimes mangled turns of phrase.
    Once, during a press conference he remarked “when the fish are down”, rather than chips.
    English football also took a bit of getting used to.
    He described a game against Leeds as “like playing rugby”.
    While swerving the then heavy drinking culture in the English game, he did like a cigarette — even while sitting on the substitute’s bench.
    Despite a successful first season with Chelsea, a lack of minutes on the pitch — including a short run out as the clock ticked down in the 1997 FA Cup final — soured his relationship with Gullit.
    Then, with Chelsea second in the table in 1998, the club sensationally sacked Gullit and replaced him as manager with Vialli.
    Just 33 and still a player, he was the first Italian to manage in the Premier League and guided the Blues to victory over Real Madrid to win the Uefa Super Cup.
    Chelsea came third in the Premier League that year — their highest finish since 1970.
    In 2000 Vialli led Chelsea to FA Cup glory and a quarter-final in the Champions League.
    The practical joker sometimes found the transition to stern boss difficult, saying of his players: “They wanted me to be Luca, having a laugh all the time.”
    After falling out with senior players, Chelsea sacked him in September 2000.
    ‘Sense of shame’
    He stayed in Britain to take his coaching badges and improve his golf.
    Then, in 2001, Watford offered him a route back into management.
    Gianluca married interior designer Cathryn White-Cooper in 2003Credit: REX
    Gianluca at a charity event with former Watford chairman Elton JohnCredit: REX
    Gianluca had other famous friends like Mel CCredit: REX
    A year later he was dating interior designer Cathryn White-Cooper.
    The couple married in 2003 and they had two daughters, Olivia and Sofia.
    “I never wanted to move back to Italy,” Viall said in 2002.
    “My girlfriend is English, I love London.”
    Watford sacked Vialli after a season but he remained in London and worked as a commentator for Sky Sports Italia.
    Then the football world was left reeling in November 2018 after he revealed he had suffered pancreatic cancer for almost a year.
    He initially tried to hide weight loss by wearing a sweater under his shirt as he underwent eight months of chemotherapy and six weeks of radiotherapy.
    “I knew it was hard to have to tell others, to tell my family,” Vialli said.
    “You would never want to hurt the people who love you, my parents, my brothers and my sister, my wife Cathryn, our little girls.
    “It gives you a sense of shame, as if it is your fault.
    “I would wear a sweater under my shirt so others did not notice anything, that I would still be the Vialli they knew.”
    The tumour returned in March 2019, requiring nine months of chemotherapy, when he lost the hair from his beard and eyebrows.
    At first he tried to draw them back on himself, adding: “Then my daughters helped, and I got my wife advising which make-up looks better.
    “We laughed. You have to laugh. You need to find the funny side if you can.
    “I hear people say ‘fight with cancer’. It’s not a battle for me.
    “It’s more like a journey. I see it as a journey with an unwanted travel companion.”
    In 2020 he revealed he had been given the all clear from the disease after 17 months of chemotherapy.
    He admitted: “It was difficult, even for someone as tough as me, both physically and mentally.”
    In 2019 he was appointed as new delegation chief of Italy’s national football team under head coach and great friend and teammate from his Sampdoria days Roberto Mancini.
    “Being on the bus, the music pumping, hugging the players before the match, the national anthem, the joy afterwards — I was missing football and I didn’t realise how much,” he said.
    He had to step away from the role on December 14 last year due to the aggressive return of cancer.
    In his final public statement he said he hoped his absence from the national team was “temporary”.
    His death in a London hospital, with his family at his side, was announced today.
    Before his passing, he and great friend Mancini had enjoyed a final sweet triumph with Italy’s Euro 2020 win over England.
    Before the final at Wembley, Vialli read Theodore Roosevelt’s rousing “Man in the Arena” passage to the Azzurri players.
    The speech includes the lines that “credit belongs to the man” who “at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
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    “So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
    It stands as something of an epitaph for a man loved both in his birth nation and his adopted homeland. More

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    Emotional moment Gianluca Vialli and Mancini cry and embrace following Euro 2020 win after he beat cancer for first time

    GIANLUCA VIALLI and Roberto Mancini emotionally embraced following Italy’s Euro 2020 triumph – a year after Vialli beat cancer for the first time.It was confirmed on Friday morning that the former Chelsea player and manager, 58, had passed away following a second battle with cancer.
    One of the most beautiful moments. Luca Vialli and Bobby Mancini after the victory at the EUROs. Such a formidable force from their Sampdoria days, they reunited with the Azzurri and led them all the way. Eternally grateful Luca. pic.twitter.com/JouGimUlLA— Italian Football News 🇮🇹 (@footitalia1) January 6, 2023

    Gianluca Vialli and Roberto Mancini emotionally embraced after Italy won Euro 2020Credit: AP
    Vialli was part of Mancini’s backroom team during the tournamentCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    The pair were great friends, having played together at SampdoriaCredit: Getty
    Vialli was part of Mancini’s backroom team for Euro 2020, which culminated in the penalty shootout win over England in the final.
    The pair were great friends, having spent eight years together at Sampdoria during their playing days.
    Mancini brought Vialli into the Italy setup in November 2019, and in April 2020 he announced he had been given the all-clear from cancer.
    Vialli had first been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017.
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    And the pair were overcome by emotion when Italy beat the Three Lions on penalties in July 2021 at Wembley.
    A video of Vialli and Mancini embracing in tears has resurfaced on social media today.
    As Italy’s players celebrated, the two great friends gripped each other tightly on the Wembley surface while visibly emotional.
    They shared a private moment after helping the Azzurri to glory.
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    Vialli’s cancer returned later that year, and last month he was forced to step away from his role with the Italian national team.
    His mother rushed to be by his side in a London hospital after his condition reportedly worsened before Christmas.
    On Friday morning it was announced Vialli had passed away, with tributes pouring in for the hugely popular Italian.
    Former club Chelsea described him as a “legend”, while Graeme Souness broke down in tears on Sky when speaking about his team-mate from Sampdoria. More

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    Sebastien Haller back in Dortmund training six months after testicular cancer diagnosis as brave star closes in on debut

    SEBASTIEN HALLER is back in Borussia Dortmund training six months after his testicular cancer diagnosis. Now the striker will be hoping to make his debut for the club.
    Sebastien Haller is back in Borussia Dortmund trainingCredit: Getty
    Haller was diagnosed with testicular cancer in July

    Haller, 28, signed for Dortmund at the beginning of July as Erling Haaland’s replacement.
    But less than two weeks later, he received the news of a testicular tumour.
    He underwent chemotherapy and had two operations.
    But now the Ivorian forward has returned to the training ground and was pictured putting in the hard yards in the gym.
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    Haller – whose hair has started to grow back – said in a video on the Dortmund Twitter account: “Hello guys!
    “I’m finally back. It was not easy but with your support it was better and easier to do.
    “I am just looking forward to seeing you in the stadium for some victories. Ciao guys.”
    Haller earned his £28million transfer to Dortmund after scoring 21 goals in 31 appearances for Ajax last term.
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    The former West Ham man struggled to hold back the tears as he collected his golden boot award in August, publicly thanking his wife Priscilla.
    Haller later told ESPN: “My wife was in shock, but she could deal with it.
    “But my mum it wasn’t the same, because mothers are mothers.
    “I called my brothers and sisters to make sure they will be there for her, so that she wouldn’t feel alone. This is what I have done.”
    He also explained that he would spend “five days at a time at the hospital, where I am hooked up 24/7” and was unable to leave his bed while treatment was injected before a two-week rest period.
    Dortmund play their first match after the World Cup break on January 22 when they face Augsburg.
    Edin Terzic’s side sit sixth in the Bundesliga table, nine points adrift of leaders Bayern Munich with 15 matches played.
    Haller is working on his physical conditioningCredit: Getty
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    Gary Speed’s widow Louise suffers fresh heartache after property developer husband dies from brain cancer

    GARY Speed’s widow has suffered fresh heartache after her new husband died of brain cancer. Louise, 52, married property developer Quinton Bird, 53, after football manager Gary took his life 11 years ago.
    Louise Speed, pictured with Quinton BirdCredit: Facebook
    Louise and Quinton married almost a year ago
    Louise was devastated after Gary Speed, pictured, took his life 11 years agoCredit: PA:Press Association
    A family source told MailOnline that he had brain cancer for more than two years.
    His dad Roy said the family were “devastated” to lose him.
    He added that Quinton was a “wonderful” dad and left him and wife Jenny was left with “beautiful and extraordinary memories”.
    Louise and divorced dad-of-three Quinton married just over a year ago.
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    But tragically he succumbed an aggressive form of brain tumour just six months later.
    The couple had been business partners for six years as directors of new build and renovation firm Bow Property Development in Chester.
    Guests at Louise and Quinton’s wedding in Cheshire included former England captain Alan Shearer, who was close friends with Gary.
    The pair fell in love after Louise struggled in the aftermath of Gary’s death, admitting she struggled to get off the sofa and was left with unanswered questions over his suicide.
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    Mum-of-two Louise was left heartbroken after Welsh football star Speed took his own life on November 27, 2011, aged just 42.
    She previously opened up about Speed’s death, admitting she felt anger at first and often doubted if she could forgive him for taking his life.
    She also described the tragedy as the “worst nightmare possible”.
    Louise said: “Have I forgiven Gary? I ask myself this often. Can I? Have I? Will I?
    “I don’t know. I have witnessed the hurt he has caused to his family and friends, particularly his boys and his mum and dad and myself.
    “The void he has left within us all. So I don’t know. I just don’t know if I have forgiven him yet or not. But of course I want to.
    “The anger has only just subsided and that is part of it. I was angry with him for a long time but that also kept me strong, if you know what I mean? It’s when I released that anger that I felt a little bit vulnerable.”
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    EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide.
    It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers.
    It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
    And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.
    Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
    That is why The Sun launched the You’re Not Alone campaign.
    The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives.
    Let’s all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others… You’re Not Alone.
    If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support:

    CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 585 858
    Heads Together, www.headstogether.org.uk
    Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393
    Papyrus, www.papyrus-uk.org, 0800 068 41 41
    Samaritans, www.samaritans.org, 116 123
    Movember, www.uk.movember.com
    Anxiety UK www.anxietyuk.org.uk, 03444 775 774 Monday-Friday 9.30am-10pm, Saturday/Sunday 10am-8pm

    Speed and Louise were childhood sweethearts, going on their first date aged 15.
    They married during his spell with Leeds before stints at Everton, Newcastle, Bolton and Sheffield United.
    He retired with the Blades in 2010 and took over as manager before taking the reins of the Welsh national team.
    Speed was still the Wales gaffer when he died aged 42.
    Louise found her husband hanged in their garage on a Sunday morning, after appearing on BBC Football Focus and going out to dinner with friends the previous day.
    A letter Speed wrote to his then-girlfriend Louise aged 17 expressed how he felt ”so depressed’.
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    He wrote: “I’m just going to go to sleep now and hope I never wake up.” More