Louis van Gaal has announced he's receiving remedy for prostate cancer.
Speaking on Dutch TV display Humberto, the Netherlands head teach said he have been battling the disease for a while and has passed through 25 rounds of radiation remedy.
Van Gaal, 70, oversaw two global friendlies with the Netherlands remaining month, with his crew beating Denmark 4-2 and drawing 1-1 with Germany.
The former Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Ajax boss said he stored his prognosis hidden from his gamers, and revealed he turned into snuck into sanatorium to undergo non-public remedy in the course of the worldwide ruin.
Van Gaal advised presenter Humberto Tan he had desired his gamers, who've qualified for the World Cup, to live targeted on their venture in hand.
"You do not die from prostate most cancers, at least no longer in ninety in step with cent of the cases," he stated.
"It is generally different underlying illnesses that kill you. But I had a quite competitive form, were given irradiated 25 instances. Then you've got a variety of control to do a good way to go through lifestyles.
"I did have preferential remedy in the health center. I changed into allowed in thru the lower back door once I went to an appointment and changed into immediately driven into some other room. I were treated wonderfully.
"You will of course tell your buddies and family approximately it. The fact that not anything has come out yet also says some thing about my environment. That's first rate."
