Kevin keegan

It was a football journey so intense that it riveted the entire nation. Kevin Keegan's playing career was a triumph of will over skill. Nurtured by the great Bill Shankly, at his peak he ranked amongst the greatest in the world. Called out of retirement to manage the club he had saved as a player, he pulled Newcastle United from the brink of Second Division relegation to within reach of premiership victory. Yet trophies eluded him as the pressure mounted, and his controversial decisions and passionate involvement in the game attracted more attention than the football his team was playing. Keegan's mid-season resignation shocked the country. How had the messiah of Tyneside fallen from grace?