Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme dies at 28

Sport 22:16 29 Mar, 2022

 Miguel Van Damme has died from leukemia

Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme dies at 28

Belgian footballer Miguel Van Damme has died from leukemia, leaving behind his wife and young daughter, his club Cercle Brugge said Tuesday, Qazet.az reports.

He was 28 years old.

"It is with the greatest sadness that we report that our friend and teammate Miguel Van Damme lost the fight in his long and uneven battle against leukemia," the club said in a statement.

"Words are not enough to describe what we feel, even though we knew that things had not gone well for a while. Today is an extremely difficult day in the almost 123-year history of Cercle Brugge," it added, sending condolences to the goalkeeper's wife Kyana, daughter Camille, as well as his parents, sister, friends and family.