Norwich goalkeeper Dan Barden has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
The 20-year-old is currently on-loan at Scottish Premiership side Livingston but will be taking a break from football. His diagnosis is the second to rock football in the space of a week after Bournemouth star David Brooks announced he has stage two Hodgkin lymphoma.
'It has been a very difficult and challenging period, but the support of my family, friends and colleagues has helped get me through the last few weeks,' Barden told Norwich's official club website.
He will be closely monitored on a treatment programme after undergoing follow up tests following the initial diagnosis.