Michael Robinson, during an act of Movistar

HE STRUGGLED AGAINST A MELANOMA

Dies Michael Robinson at the age of 61, victim of cancer

Published:28/04/2020 - 09:46h

Updated:28/04/2020 - 12:40h

Today leaves us one of the voices and visible faces of our football. Michael Robinson, ex player of Liverpool and Osasuna among others clubs and commentator of 'Movistar+', has died at his 61

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We could not have us woken up this Tuesday with a worse news. Michael Robinson, ex footballer and current commentator of 'Movistar+' from does decades, has died to the 61 years of age victim of a cancer against which carried struggling from did little less than two years. From 'FCBN' add us to the deceit by his loss, and move to his familiar and fellow ours sincerer condolencias.

The world of the sport saw of black in front of the demise of one of the visible faces and voices more recognizable of our football. It does some days had to be hospitalizado because of some complications that, lamentably, has not been able to surpass. Andto during the night of this Monday began to extend through the social networks the rumour of the death of Michael Robinson, and has confirmed this Tuesday in the morning.

Along the last years, in addition to following commenting the football matchs of LaLiga Santander in 'Movistar', where for many years formed trio of transmission with Carlos Martínez and Julio Maldonado 'Maldini', Robinson had presented with remarkable success 'Report Robinson' in television and 'Accent Robinson' in the Chain BE, creating an own mark.

It received in December of 2017 the Prize Vázquez Montalbán, sponsored by the FC Barcelona, and always kept a positive and full attitude of life even after announcing, in December of 2018, that suffered an illness that did not have cure. From the beginning it left clear that would struggle each day for going on, and during some of the last transmissions could him see thrill with his big passion: the good football.

Michael Robinson, always with win to live

"It can that the cancer kill me, but will not do it every day", commented in 2019, squandering win to live and an optimistic attitude in front of the illness. When the Athletic of Madrid played the turn of the eighth of Champions League 2019-20 in Anfield, does hardly some months, Robinson marvelled when returning to which went his house, the stadium to the that attended with his father when it was boy and where years later won the applauses of the fans.

Likewise it remembered it he during the transmission, and like this will remember him all. Like a big boy that always loved to the football, and that it was corresponded gratamente. After 33 years in Spain, playing and commenting parties, never will forget his fun English accent. And so much the world of the football as of the sport, in general, neither will forget him never.

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