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BREAKING NEWSJoe Thompson dead at 36: Man United lead tributes to ex-academy starlet after he was diagnosed with cancer for the third time last year

Manchester United have led tributes to former footballer Joe Thompson, who has died from cancer at the age of 36.

Thompson, who came through Man United's academy revealed he had been diagnosed with cancer for the third time last year.

He was found to have stage four lymphona - a type of blood cancer.

He had previously been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013 and recovered before the cancer returned four years later. He went on to recover a second time before calling time on his career in 2019.

Thompson's playing career included spells at Rochdale, Tranmere, Bury and Carlisle United, before he retired in 2019.