Former Irish international Robinson suffering from Cancer

Although he has always carried the label of one of the worst British students of the Spanish language, he is one of the key voices in Spanish football. From player, to TV presenter, he has been at the top of the game for a number of years, An endless number of matches and broadcasts later, he is now facing the most important battle of his life. 

"Michael Robinson has cancer. There I have said it. He gave me permission to announce it", revealed newscaster Carles Francino, best known for his role as anchor for the program 'La Ventana', which Robinson has co-colaborated on for some time now.

The Englishman told the story of how he noticed a lump in his armpit. But in spite of not finding any other symptom, he undertook tests which revealed that he has Melanoma. He is now receiving the required treatment, more specifically, Immunotherapy. 

Born in Leicester 60 years ago, he was just another footballer in the Premier League, that was until he moved to Liverpool, where he rose to success and great fame. Osasuna opened the door for him to experience Spanish football in 1987, and it was at that point that he also began to have a great fondness for Cadiz, although he would never pull on their shirt. 

A Republic of Ireland international, he began to become famous and adored for his jump into television, which took place as soon as he hung up his boots. He started his media career by commentating on the World Cup qualifiers for the tournament in Italy in 1990.

 

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Given his unique charm and wit, he was also recruited to feature in Radio. He reached hsi peak of stardom with program 'El Día Despues' (the day after), a show which he both produced and presented from the very beginning, in 1991, until it ended in 2005. 

His 'Spanglish' personality and patenting of phrases such as "Its a bad day to stop smoking", that he popularised during the broadcasting of matches that he covered for 'Canal+', and that won him a huge space in the hearts of football fans. 

Robinson also demonstrated, what he has been working on in recent years, that he was more than just a friendly face. He released 'Robinson Report', a series of football documentaries that led to a substantial change in this style of reporting, as well as the manner in which sports is covered in the news. The program would then evolve into 'Informe Robinson' (Robinson review).

Therefore, it is not surprising that he was awarded the XII Vazquez Montalban International Journalism prize, in the category of sports journalism, for his "magnificent career in the field of sports communication."

His evolution never ceased to be constant; he also joined the program 'Hoy por Hoy' (today for today), for media station 'Ser', in order to add his intuitive insight into the Political and social sphere.