Soccer-Austria keeper Lindner diagnosed with testicular cancer

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League B - Group 3 - Austria v Northern Ireland - Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria - October 12, 2018 Austria's Heinz Lindner gestures during the match REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

(Reuters) - Austria goalkeeper Heinz Lindner has been diagnosed with testicular cancer, the player said on Instagram on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old, who plays for FC Sion in the Swiss Super League, said he would be taking a break from football.