Soccer goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger has celebrated a successful comeback after her renewed cancer therapy.
In the 2-0 (1-0) victory of the Chelsea FC versus Manchester City On Sunday (09/25/2022) the 31-year-old, number three in the DFB team behind Merle Frohms and Almuth Schult, prevented a goal on her comeback, especially in the first half with several saves.
Berger announced five weeks ago that she had to undergo further cancer treatment. “Unfortunately, after four years without cancer, a recurrence was discovered in my thyroid‘ the 31-year-old wrote on her club’s website Chelsea FC in London and on Instagram.
Berger was first diagnosed with an aggressive form of thyroid cancer in 2017. At that time she played for Birmingham City. After an operation the following month, she was back on the pitch in early 2018. Now she has made a second comeback.
