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Kevin Keegan RIP

28 replies

MrsTomRipley · 20/07/2026 15:41

Sad news, only 7 weeks after the announcement of his cancer Kevin Keegan has died. Condolences to his family

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tobee · 20/07/2026 15:42

Yes sad to hear. Legend of the game

user1469565563 · 20/07/2026 15:42

Oh no! Sad to hear this. Condolences to his family and friends

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Potooooooooes · 20/07/2026 15:42

Aww what a shame.
Condolences to his family.

Myfridgeiscool · 20/07/2026 15:43

The Legend that was Kevin Keegan.
This is very sad news.

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 20/07/2026 15:44

Oh that is sad.

DinoLil · 20/07/2026 15:46

That's very sad, no time for his family to adjust.

I had a sticker of him which came out of a cereal box. I was only about 4 and I stuck it on the side of my doll's pram!

the80sweregreat · 20/07/2026 15:48

He was a larger than life footballer wasn’t he.
Always around. It’s sad his manager job for England didn’t go well , but he was a brilliant player and had iconic hair too. He seemed one of the good ones.

UrbanSoul · 20/07/2026 16:00

The man who launched a thousand perms. Great footballer too. Sad news.

ElegantlyDressing · 20/07/2026 16:05

I was very sorry to read this too, he was a legend. RIP Kevin.

StrawberryLipstickStateOfMind1 · 20/07/2026 16:07

OMG, I grew up in the north east and he's such a legend there.
Gutting.

DaisyDooley · 20/07/2026 16:15

I don’t think people who didn’t live through the 70s/early 80s will realise how massive Kevin was. Footballer at some huge clubs , on adverts, captaincy of England. The impact he had was huge -EVERYONE knew who he was.

Hero for young lads, poster pin up for girls with that mass of dark Curley hair.
Husband supports Southampton-so adores Keegan. DD supports NUFC so I’ll have misery from both of them today.
And I won’t deny -I’ve shed a tear. It’s part of my childhood gone.

ElegantlyDressing · 20/07/2026 16:20

Yes, I was just trying to explain to much younger colleagues, if you think Harry Kane is well known now, that's nothing compared to the household name that was Kevin Keegan.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 20/07/2026 16:20

Gosh that’s sad. RIP Kevin

Dollymylove · 20/07/2026 16:21

Rest in peace Kevin xx

Treylime · 20/07/2026 16:22

That's sad. I saw him play for Southampton, it was the first match I ever went to.

x2boys · 20/07/2026 16:26

I have just seen this how sad
I will always remember his curly brown hair.

Lalgarh · 20/07/2026 16:27

Ah no I was just thinking of that "Love it LOVE IT" phrase at Argentina losing

love it GIF
GentleSheep · 20/07/2026 16:31

So sad he's gone, remember him well! RIP Kevin and condolences to his family and friends.

cisisaslur · 20/07/2026 16:33

It was unbelievable when he signed for Saints. It would be like Harry Kane signing for them now. RIP King Kev, legend

Hotpants123 · 20/07/2026 16:35

I loved Kevin Keegan, I had a poster of him on my wall.
Very sad news RIP

Pinkbox · 20/07/2026 16:44

Ah, my first footballer crush back in the 70s!

DetailRedacted · 20/07/2026 16:46

RIP to a fabulous football legend who I was lucky enough to see play his magic once and beat my home team, he played so brilliantly that even though we lost we left the ground beaming 😁

AnonymityAnonymity · 20/07/2026 17:10

Oh I hadn't heard this news.
How very sad. He was a real legend.
I use to love him when I was younger and still have such a soft spot for him.
It's just really really sad.

macaroon8 · 20/07/2026 17:27

Oh heck this is sad. There seems to be so many well I own people dieing, we had Ed Stourton this morning and now Kevin