Kevin Keegan was ours and none loved Special K like Newcastle United

The world of football is mourning the loss of Kevin Keegan17:06, 20 Jul 2026Kevin Keegan lit up Newcastle both as a player and a manager(Image: mirrorpix)There are only a handful of superstars who are instantly recognisable by their nickname. He had many but they pointed to only one person. King Kev, Special K, or simply KK.‌Kevin Keegan was ours. Maybe he wore the plumage of football's cream - Liverpool, Hamburg and England - and won trophies by the barrow load but on Tyneside he remains a son of our soil. Newcastle United are the only club he played for and managed, both spectacularly.‌That is why his death at the age of 75 after a valiant fight against stomach cancer will sadden every Geordie heart. A light has gone out of our lives.‌As the eighties began to unfold United produced one o