(FILES) Newcastle’s English Manager Kevin Keegan gestures during their Premier League match against West Ham at Upton Park, East London on April 26, 2008. Former Liverpool and England star Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 after battling cancer, his family announced on July 20, 2026. “It is with immense sadness that we announce that Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age of 75,” a statement from Keegan’s family said. (Photo by GLYN KIRK / AFP)
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has saluted Kevin Keegan for building Newcastle’s “greatest team” following his old rival’s death aged 75.
Keegan passed away on Monday after battling cancer, with Ferguson joining the tributes for one of football’s most endearing characters.
Ferguson and Keegan were involved in a fierce battle for Premier League supremacy, with United famously pipping Newcastle to the title in 1996.
Frustrated by Ferguson’s comments in the media towards the end of that tense title fight, Keegan memorably ranted at the Scot in an iconic television interview.
