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Charismatic Keegan wore his heart on his sleeve, on and off the pitch
LONDON, July 20 : Kevin Keegan wore his heart on his sleeve as both a player and manager, and the fans loved him for it.The former England forward, who has died of cancer at 75, combined charisma and impulsive passion with an ability to score the goals that mattered while never losing sight of where he had come from and what the game meant to so many."The fans made me," former club Liverpool recalled their 'Mighty Mouse' as saying once."When they started singing my name… what am I, five foot seven with Cuban-heeled boots? But (because of them) I was six foot six." A SAVIOUR FOR NEWCASTLE'S TOON ARMYKnown also as 'King Kev', Keegan was hailed as a saviour on Tyneside when he returned to his old club as manager in 1992 to stave off relegation to the third tier and take the Magpies back to th
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