Michail Antonio's dad dies after long-term illness as West Ham star confirms heartbreaking news

dailystar.co.uk:

West Ham star Michail Antonio has announced that he is mourning the loss of his father. Antonio confirmed on social media on Thursday after his dad had lost a seven-year battle with illness.

The forward has announced that he will be taking a step back from social media for the foreseeable future while he learns to cope with the grief.

And the 30-year-old asked for his followers to pray for him and his family in this difficult time. "Over the last 7 years, my dad has been ill," Antonio wrote on his Instagram story. "In and out of hospital and now his life has come to its end. "I've been getting messages and I've been getting phone calls so I just want to put this out and say I'm not going to be responding to people much or posting anything