'There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight' - Kevin Keegan turns 68 | OneFootball

'There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight' - Kevin Keegan turns 68 | OneFootball

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Dan Burke·14 February 2019

'There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight' - Kevin Keegan turns 68

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A very happy birthday to Kevin Keegan, who turned 68 on Thursday.

Keegan began his career at Scunthorpe United before going on to play for Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle.


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After hanging up his boots he went on to manage Newcastle (twice), Fulham, England and Manchester City.

But although he’s been out of the game for over a decade now, he remains one of football’s most vital and quotable characters.

And here are some of his very finest utterances …


We have not resorted to that, but I’ll tell you, 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’ll tell you, honestly, I will love it if we beat them. Love it.

  • “They’re the second best team in the world, and there’s no higher praise than that.”
  • “The Germans only have one player under 22, and he’s 23.”

Argentina won’t be at Euro 2000 because they’re from South America.

Article image:'There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight' - Kevin Keegan turns 68
  • “I’d love to be a mole on the wall in the dressing room.”
  • “Chile have three options – they could win or they could lose.”

In some ways, cramp is worse than having a broken leg.

Article image:'There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight' - Kevin Keegan turns 68
  1. “He can’t speak Turkey, but you can tell he’s delighted.”
  2. “Nicolas Anelka left Arsenal for £23million and they built a training ground on him.”

I’ve had an interest in racing all my life, or longer really.

Article image:'There'll be no siestas in Madrid tonight' - Kevin Keegan turns 68
  1. “He’s using his strength. And that is his strength – his strength.”
  2. “There’ll be no siestas in Madrid tonight.”

You can’t do better than go away from home and get a draw…

And given his birthday falls on Valentine’s Day, here’s his 1979 (s)hit single ‘Head Over Heels in Love’.

What a man.