Haller back on the field for Dortmund after cancer surgery

Published January 10, 2023 11:58 AM

MARBELLA, Spain (AP) — Sébastien Haller has returned to the field for Borussia Dortmund in a friendly game less than six months after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. The Ivory Coast striker came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Dortmund in a 5-1 friendly win over Fortuna Düsseldorf during a winter training camp in Spain before the German season resumes next week. Haller required chemotherapy and two operations after he was diagnosed in July.

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