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Scotland, Liverpool and Celtic great Sir Kenny Dalglish is undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/b><\/p>\n
The former forward and manager wanted to keep the news private but confirmed the diagnosis after accidentally sharing the news initially in an “inadvertent social media post”.<\/p>\n
“I am currently undergoing treatment for cancer,” Dalglish, 75, wrote on social media. “Unlike my mobile phone use, the treatment is going well.<\/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
“As ever, thank you to the wonderful medical staff who have shown incredible care and discretion, not just for me but for many, many others. They are a credit to themselves.”<\/p>\n
Dalglish scored 167 goals in 320 appearances for Celtic between 1969 and 1977 before going on to make 515 appearances for Liverpool.<\/p>\n
The legendary forward scored 30 goals in 102 caps for Scotland.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Liverpool said: “The support, best wishes and love of everyone at Liverpool FC are, and will be, with Sir Kenny and his family.<\/p>\n
“The club would also like to underscore his request for privacy moving forward.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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