Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova faces operation after setback in cancer recovery
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Vilanova is expected to return home within a few days of the surgery before undergoing a course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy which will last around six weeks.
He will then make a decision on whether he feels well enough to return to work, with Barcelona yet to make an announcement on who would take control of team affairs in the meantime.
The 44-year-old had surgery to remove a tumour in his saliva glands in November last year but has suffered a relapse in his recovery programme.
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