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Joe Thompson’s Health: All About the Late Soccer Star’s Battle With Cancer

Joe Thompson, a former Manchester United Academy player and Rochdale star, passed away at 36 after a long battle with cancer. Learn more about his health here.

“Joe has made such an impact on so many people, and we are all forever grateful for him blessing us with his presence and for being so strong and staying with us as long as he did against all the odds.” Following his retirement, Thompson became a motivational speaker, life coach, and media pundit, and also served as an ambassador for Manchester United, according to Rochdale AFC. Thompson was diagnosed with nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system.

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