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Former Irish soccer star Alan McLoughlin shares devastating news of missed tumour

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Former Republic of Ireland international Alan McLoughlin has confirmed he is continuing to battle cancer following the discovery of a missed tumour in January.

The 53-year-old sporting legend was first diagnosed with a kidney tumour back in 2012 and had an operation to remove it. In November 2019 Alan was given the news he least wanted to hear – his cancer had spread to his remaining kidney, chest wall and lung.

Although scans showed an improvement back in January with the tumours shrinking following a positive response to treatment, he received unexpected bad news – a new missed tumour was growing in his vertebrae. ‘It was only when I began to feel a pinched nerve in my shoulder that I realised there was another issue,’ he said in an

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