{"id":479159,"date":"2026-06-02T12:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/479159\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:56:11","slug":"liverpool-great-dalglish-reveals-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/479159\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool great Dalglish reveals cancer diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish said on Tuesday that he is undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n

Dalglish, who won over 30 trophies for Liverpool as a player and a manager, announced the diagnosis on social media.<\/p>\n

“As my inadvertent social media post has indicated, I am currently undergoing treatment for cancer. Unlike my mobile phone use, the treatment is going well,” the 75-year-old Scot wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n

“Ideally, this would have remained private because that’s the way it should be, but my useless technology skills have forced my hand.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, I did not mean to make this matter public so I would appreciate it if the privacy of my family and myself are respected.”<\/p>\n

Dalglish played over 200 times for Celtic before moving to Liverpool in 1977<\/p>\n

He scored 172 goals for the Reds in 13 seasons as a player, winning six league titles and three European Cups during the Merseyside club’s glory years.<\/p>\n

He later took charge as manager, guiding the Anfield side to three league titles and two FA Cups in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

Kevin Keegan, another prolific former Liverpool forward, revealed on Monday that he has stage four cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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