CITY SC player Eduard Löwen announces wife’s cancer diagnosis

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis CITY SC midfielder and playmaker Eduard Löwen announced Thursday that his wife, Ilona Löwen, was diagnosed with cancer, which extended his absence from the team following his hamstring injury from March.

Löwen made the announcement during a press briefing on Thursday afternoon.

“Kind of out of nowhere, my wife has had serious health issues,” Löwen said. “It got worse and worse, and she ended up having a surgery. The truth is now that my wife has cancer. I want to be very open about that because, at a certain point, people will know.”

Löwen said he requests prayers from his brothers and sisters in Christ and that, at the moment, his wife is doing well.

“I know my wife is also very happy to see me playing again,” Löwen told reporters.

The star playmaker for CITY SC has been missed in the last several matches since his injury.

Löwen told Sports on 4 that he is ready to get back on the pitch in their upcoming game on Saturday, but head coach Bradley Carnell will ultimately make the call.