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TRINITY MIRROR/ ALAMY Keegan on the pitch for Newcastle United against Cambridge United in 1984 One of football’s greats who played for Liverpool,  Newcastle and England, later managing the national side "I was the mongrel who made it to Crufts,  and that was fine by me" Richard Williams 21 Jul 2026 - THE GUARDIAN / Journal The apotheosis of Kevin Keegan, who has died aged 75 of cancer, came in the minutes after his final appearance as a professional footballer, while wearing the black and white stripes of Newcastle United, the club of his heart. On 17 May 1984, at the end of a friendly against Liverpool, with whom he had achieved his early fame, a helicopter landed on the pitch at St James’ Park and carried him away, still in his full kit, borne aloft by the cheering of 36,000 home fans, many of them moved to tears by his departure. Such displays of emotion were seldom far away during a playing career that took the son of a Yorkshire coalminer from an apprenticeship at Scunt...

https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/03/04/england/premier-league/fulham-football-club/tottenham-hotspur-football-club/3344454/ Europa League hopefuls Tottenham Hotspur continue their attempt to cement a berth in next season's tournament at Craven Cottage on Thursday when they travel to face Fulham, who are looking to improve their chances of avoiding relegation. Tottenham Hotspur's last Premier League match saw them triumph 4-0 over Burnley at home, leaving them in eighth place on 39 points. Spurs have scored 41 goals and conceded 27 through 25 matches, leaving them trailing fifth-placed Chelsea by five points for a spot in the Europa League. Fulham sit in 18th place on 23 points, three points from safety with 12 matches remaining. Fulham played out a 0-0 draw in their last Premier League match at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace, extending their unbeaten streak to five (W2 D3 L0). When the two sides last met in Premier League action, they played out a 1-1 draw at Totten...

https://www.amazon.it/Football-Portraits-Ritratti-calcio-Agbonlahor-ebook/dp/B01KI1XRO6 Ritorni / Dalla Francia con furore Gli infortuni, punto debole della sua carriera, e la spietata concorrenza sembravano averlo perso alla causa del Man Utd e dei Bleus. Ma il parigino è uno che non molla e una volta guarito è rinato di Christian Giordano © Guerin Sportivo © 2015 «SONO un combattente». Tanto per chiarire, a chi non li avesse chiari, la rabbia e l’orgoglio del parigino incacchiato.  Perché è lì che è nato, l’8 agosto 1978, Louis Laurent Saha. Non ce l’aveva con qualcuno in particolare se non con la jella nera come la sua pelle d’ebano che sembrava non smettere di perseguitarlo. Anche se a dire il vero non si ricordano, nella sua ancor breve carriera, lunghi periodi senza qualche acciacco. Sarà per quel modo di giocare tutto scatti nervosi e accelerazioni da fuoriserie, le stesse che lo mandano a nozze negli spazi ma a volte anche fuorigiri rispetto all'ap...