Bayern Munich Women goalkeeper Mala Grohs sidelined indefinitely after cancer diagnosis

11/16/2024 10:24 AM

Bayern Munich Women goalkeeper Maria Luisa ‘Mala’ Grohs has been diagnosed with a malignant tumour. Bayern say that the 23-year-old will be unavailable for selection “for the foreseeable future”. Her contract with the club has been extended by one year through to the summer of 2026. Having joined Bayern from Bochum in 2019, Grohs has made 81 first-team appearances for the club including 13 matches this season, starting in their Champions League victories over Arsenal, Juventus and Valerenga. “The disease is a challenge I didn’t expect to have to...