Kevin Keegan, former England star, diagnosed with cancer | OneFootball

The former player and former coach of the England national team, Kevin Keegan, has been diagnosed with cancer, his family announced in a statement this Wednesday.

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"Kevin Keegan was recently admitted for comprehensive examinations after experiencing persistent abdominal symptoms. These examinations revealed cancer, and Kevin will now undergo treatment," the family said in a statement released by Newcastle United, where he played and coached.

The Premier League club, which Keegan managed in the 1990s, wished him a "speedy and full recovery."

Keegan, 74, played for Liverpool, Hamburg, and Newcastle, among other clubs. He scored 21 goals in 61 matches for the England national team.

As a coach, he had two spells with Newcastle and came close to winning the Premier League in 1996.

In 1999, he took charge of the England national team, but his tenure lasted only a year.

*With content from AFP.

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