{"id":37125,"date":"2026-06-25T01:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/two-time-ballon-dor-winner-kevin-keegan-has-stage-4-cancer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T01:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:33:29","slug":"two-time-ballon-dor-winner-kevin-keegan-has-stage-4-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/two-time-ballon-dor-winner-kevin-keegan-has-stage-4-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner Kevin Keegan has stage 4 cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Former footballer and former manager Kevin Keegan, who won the Ballon d&#8217;Or in 1978 and 1979, revealed in February that he has stage 4 cancer, after a family member revealed that he had cancer.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">&#8220;I was in a car accident and had to have surgery. During the surgery it was discovered that I had cancer. I contacted a top doctor to help me fight my stage 4 cancer. He said there was a fantastic success rate with this new treatment. I asked him what it was and he said 33%&#8230;I thought it was 80-90%,&#8221; Keegan said at an event at the Tyne Theater and Opera House. Newcastle. \u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Kansas City Chiefs stars reveal their favorite soccer players and celebrate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Mr Keegan, 75, has not revealed what type of cancer he has, but enjoyed an extensive career as a player, particularly with Liverpool, where he made more than 300 appearances, won the Premier League three times and succeeded in winning the European Cup in 1977.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">After spending time at the Anfield club, he joined Hamburg and, after losing to Nottingham Forest in the final at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium, won the Ballon d&#8217;Or, the Bundesliga and the European Cup runner-up spot for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">He played in 63 games for England, scoring 21 goals, and also participated in the 1982 World Cup in Spain, where England were eliminated in the second round.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The striker previously coached Fulham before taking over as his country&#8217;s manager, but his campaign did not go well, as they were eliminated in the group stage of the 2000 European Championship.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Newcastle United, one of the clubs for which he had the most influence both as a player and manager, wanted to extend their full support to him and his family.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">&#8220;Kevin Keegan occupies a unique place in the club&#8217;s history. 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