Kevin Keegan: Football’s real Roy of the Rovers
Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Kevin Keegan: Football’s real Roy of the Rovers

There are footballers whose records survive them, and there are footballers whose presence becomes part of the emotional history of a place, Kevin Keegan belongs emphatically to the second group.The news of his death at the age of 75 has brought tributes from across the football world, as it should.

P Peter Scraton
King Kev The Messiah
Tuesday, 21 July 2026

King Kev The Messiah

Only one No.7 and that is Kevin Keegan.Smashing us apart in ’74, crashing his bike in ’76, many Scouse medals in the ’70s, European Cup Finals with Liverpool and Hamburg.England’s finest and favourite striker in the ’70s until that missed header in Spain ’82 and later left out by Sir Bobby.The King

A Andrew McManus
Reported new Arsenal talks to sign Bruno Guimaraes now rubbished by Newcastle United
Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Reported new Arsenal talks to sign Bruno Guimaraes now rubbished by Newcastle United

New claims of Arsenal talks with Newcastle United for the transfer of Bruno Guimaraes surfaced earlier today.However, these claims have now been rubbished by Newcastle United.Looking back through the media torrent, Tuesday’s claims appear to have come from The Sun.Then blindly repeated, as is usuall

J Jackie Smithfield
Our Newcastle United writers/fans on Kevin Keegan, why he was so special
Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Our Newcastle United writers/fans on Kevin Keegan, why he was so special

I asked a number of Newcastle United fans, contributors to The Mag, for their reaction to the loss of Kevin Keegan. Monday bringing the news of his passing.I asked The Mag writers for their tributes to Kevin Keegan, three words that describe KK best, stand out memory, whatever they wanted to say. To

M Mark Jensen
I never met Kevin Keegan but his impact on my life is undeniable
Tuesday, 21 July 2026

I never met Kevin Keegan but his impact on my life is undeniable

Thousands of Newcastle United fans will have stronger memories of Kevin Keegan, more meaningful relationships with the great man and the teams he led, on and off the pitch.I never met him, never attended the legendary training sessions of the 1990s, never saw him play in the black-and-white stripes,

S Simon Ritter
Prime Minister leads tributes to Kevin Keegan
Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Prime Minister leads tributes to Kevin Keegan

The Prime Minister had been leading the tributes to Kevin Keegan, Andy Burnham taking time out on a day when he was naming his new cabinet.This followed the news on Monday that the Newcastle United and Liverpool legend had passed away.Lifelong Everton fan and now Prime Minister, Andy Burnham via his

J Jackie Smithfield