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Dan Marsh

Gary Lineker opens up on son George's leukaemia battle and "tiny coffin" nightmare

Gary Lineker has opened up on his son George's battle with leukaemia - with the former England star revealing that he was haunted by a horrible recurring dream of him "carrying a tiny little white coffin" during his son's ordeal.

George, now 30, had a course of chemotherapy during a seven-month stay in hospital after he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia at just eight-weeks old.

And Lineker has opened up on how the harrowing ordeal affected him as both a father and a footballer. Lineker - who starred for the likes of Barcelona, Tottenham and Everton during his storied career - was still playing professionally when he first took George to hospital.

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