A former international footballer has died following a heartbreaking battle with cancer.
Ex-Belgium striker Toni Brogno passed away aged 53.
Brogno, who played professionally for 16 years, had been battling with liver cancer for the past few months.
His daughter broke the tragic news in a Facebook post while paying tribute to the "best dad".
The forward retired in 2009 in a career spent in France and Belgium football, even earning the title at one team of a "true club legend".
Breaking the sad news, his daughter wrote: "We are deeply saddened to announce the death of the best dad and husband in the world.” Brogno's personal career highlight came back the 1999/2000 season when he became Belgian First Division’s top scorer with 30 goals in just 32 appearances.
The amazing goalscoring form earned him a place in Belgium’s Euro 2000 squad, but he sadly never would appear at the tournament.
He only would make seven appearances for Belgium, despite his lengthy club career.
His former clubs, including the likes of Charleroi and KVC Westerlo in....
