Barcelona: Barcelona have called a news conference amid reports that coach Tito Vilanova is stepping down because of a recurrence of a throat illness.
Barcelona say on their website that club president Sandro Rosell and football director Andoni Zubizarreta will hold a news conference at 2030 local time (1830 GMT, 12:00 IST). The statement does not mention Vilanova.
Several Spanish media outlets - including Antena 3 television channel and La Vanguardia, the Catalan region's main newspaper - reported that Vilanova has suffered a recurrence of a saliva gland cancer that forced him to leave the bench for long periods last season to receive treatment in New York.
La Vanguardia says the "coach resigned this afternoon after learning his illness had recurred." Calls to Barcelona went unanswered.
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