‘The utmost respect for him’: Alex Ferguson pays tribute to Kevin Keegan

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Ferguson says Keegan’s Newcastle was their best team ‘Kevin carried the love of the game on his sleeve’ Sir Alex Ferguson has saluted Kevin Keegan for building Newcastle’s “greatest team”. Keegan, who had cancer, died on Monday at the age of 75 and Ferguson has joined the tributes for one of football’s most endearing c
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Ferguson says Keegan’s Newcastle was their best team ‘Kevin carried the love of the game on his sleeve’ Sir Alex Ferguson has saluted Kevin Keegan for building Newcastle’s “greatest team”.
Keegan, who had cancer, died on Monday at the age of 75 and Ferguson has joined the tributes for one of football’s most endearing characters .
Ferguson and Keegan were involved a fierce battle for Premier League supremacy, with Ferguson’s Manchester United pipping Newcastle to the title in 1996. “I had the utmost respect for him,” Ferguson told Track Radio. “We had many duels when he was manager of Newcastle, but the job he did at Newcastle was fantastic.
He re-energised that club and he brought that enthusiasm and fanaticism great supporters can give. Continue reading...
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