Kevin Keegan

thumb|"I will love it if we beat them, love it!" Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (14 February 1951 – 20 July 2026) was a former English football player and ex-manager of the English national team. Quotes [Referring to Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson ] When you do that with footballers like he said about Leeds, and when you do things like that about a man like Stuart Pearce - I've kept really quiet, but I'll tell you something, he went down in my estimation when he said that - we have not resorted to that. But I'll tell ya - you can tell him now if you're watching it - we're still fighting for this title, and he's got to go to Middlesbrough and get something, and... and I tell you honestly, I will love it if we beat them, love it! Kevin Keegan 'I will love it' rant, goal.com (April 29, 1996) I don't think there is anyone bigger or smaller than Diego Maradona! Brian Moore: Quickly Kevin, you know him best, will he score?Kevin Keegan: Yes (about his wife) in Jean I think I've found the ideal partner... I think... I abuse her. Our current financial situation means that if we want to buy, we have to spend. Collection of Kevin Keegan quotes The Premier League is in danger of becoming one of the most boring, but great, leagues in the world. "Has the Premier League's Big Four become a Big Two?", BBC Sport: Football (13 August 2010) I was in Andy Burnham's cabinet for 3 minutes as Minister for Keegan, we Keeganed the whole country and you can't take that away from me. ** I'm not as keen, I've got to be honest, and it may not be a view shared. I don't like to listen to ladies talking about the England men's team at the match because I don't think it's the same experience. I have a problem with that. The presenters we have now, some of the girls are so good, they are better than the guys. It's a great time for the ladies.But if I see an England lady footballer saying about England against Scotland at Wembley and she's saying, "If I would have been in that position I would have done this," I don’t think it's quite the same. I don't think it crosses over that much. Comments at An Evening With Kevin Keegan OBE, an event in Bristol, as cited in "Kevin Keegan criticises ‘lady footballers’ talking about England men", The Times (4 October 2023) Women In Football commented on X (formerly known as Twitter): "There is more than one reason why Keegan is seen as an icon of the 1970s." External links Football Heroes England, Kevin Keegan part 1 at Sporting-heroes.net Category:1951 births Category:2026 deaths Category:Soccer players from England Category:Articles with bare URLs Category:Football (soccer) coaches