Newcastle and Liverpool united in tribute to legend Keegan
A tifo of 'King Kev' was displayed before kick-off Both teams pay respects to the late Keegan with a minute's applause Keegan not only steered Newcastle back…
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In the warm-up, players from both sides wore Keegan 7 on the back of their shirts while a centre circle mosaic made up of more than 500 shirts left outside St James' Park following Keegan's death was unfurled in the centre circle a few minutes later. Keegan, who passed away in July at the age of 75 after being diagnosed with stage four cancer, was a legendary figure at both clubs and said in one of his final public appearances that he wanted to attend a match at Newcastle’s St James’ Park to say “goodbye”. Players wore ‘Keegan 7’ shirts while warming up (Reuters) A minute’s applause was also held following a video tribute and several of Keegan’s former players at Newcastle, including Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand and David Ginola, were in attendance along with members of Keegan’s family.
Furthermore, Keegan 7 was spelt out in the Leazes End, there was a massive tifo of 'King Kev' in the East Stand and, in the Gallowgate End, there was a memorable quote from the most transformational figure in Newcastle 's history.
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In the warm-up, players from both sides wore Keegan 7 on the back of their shirts while a centre circle mosaic made up of more than 500 shirts left outside St James' Park following Keegan's death was unfurled in the centre circle a few minutes later.
according to BBC SportKeegan, who passed away in July at the age of 75 after being diagnosed with stage four cancer, was a legendary figure at both clubs and said in one of his final public appearances that he wanted to attend a match at Newcastle’s St James’ Park to say “goodbye”.
according to The IndependentPlayers wore ‘Keegan 7’ shirts while warming up (Reuters) A minute’s applause was also held following a video tribute and several of Keegan’s former players at Newcastle, including Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand and David Ginola, were in attendance along with members of Keegan’s family.
according to The IndependentKeegan 7 was spelt out in the Leazes End, there was a massive tifo of 'King Kev' in the East Stand and, in the Gallowgate End, there was a memorable quote from the most transformational figure in Newcastle 's history.
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