{"id":39931,"date":"2026-07-20T15:48:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/kevin-keegans-cause-of-death-legendary-english-footballer-dies-at-75\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:48:04","slug":"kevin-keegans-cause-of-death-legendary-english-footballer-dies-at-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/kevin-keegans-cause-of-death-legendary-english-footballer-dies-at-75\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Keegan&#8217;s cause of death: Legendary English footballer dies at 75"},"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\">The football world is in mourning today. Kevin Keegan, who won the Ballon d&#8217;Or twice in 1978 and 1979, has died at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer. 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