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Berizzo to continue at Sevilla despite cancer shock

Sevilla Fc Coach Eduardo Berizzo in a past match [PHOTO: REUTERS]

Spanish football rallied round Sevilla's Argentine coach Eduardo Berizzo on Wednesday after the club confirmed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer a day after his side staged a dramatic Champions League comeback against Liverpool.

"The medical services of Sevilla FC can inform that the coach of the first team, Eduardo Berizzo, has been diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma of the prostate," Sevilla said in a statement.

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