OSLO — Former World Cup and Champions League coach Åge Hareide is being treated for brain cancer.

Hareide’s son, Bendik, told Norwegian broadcaster NRK on Monday his 72-year-old father has undergone radiation and chemotherapy treatment though was able to travel to Milan last week to see Norway qualify for the World Cup. Norway beat Italy 4-1 at San Siro.

Hareide played 50 games for Norway as a central defender though never at a major tournament. He spent three seasons in the English top division with Manchester City then Norwich.

As a coach, he led the Norway national team for five years through 2008 though did not qualify for a finals tournament until taking Denmark to the 2018 World Cup, where his side reached the round of 16. In 2023 he began coaching Iceland but retired one year ago

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