Sir Kenny Dalglish, the Scotland, Liverpool and Celtic legend, is receiving treatment for cancer.
The 75-year-old had hoped to keep the diagnosis private but confirmed it after an accidental social media post revealed the news. Dalglish said the treatment is going well and acknowledged that a mishap with his phone had made the matter public. He asked for privacy for himself and his family and paid tribute to the medical staff who have cared for him.
Dalglish scored 30 goals in 102 appearances for Scotland, a tally that matches Denis Law, and he remains one of the nation’s most-capped players. At club level he netted 167 goals in 320 appearances for Celtic between 1969 and 1977, winning four league titles and four Scottish Cups.
He moved to Liverpool for a British record fee of £440,000 and became a central figure in a dominant era for the club, contributing to three European Cups and eight First Division titles across 515 appearances. In 1985 he became player-manager at Liverpool, later guiding the team to two FA Cups and leading the club through the aftermath of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.
Dalglish went on to manage Blackburn, where he won the Premier League in 1995, and later had spells in charge of Newcastle, Celtic and Liverpool again in 2011–2012.
Liverpool issued a statement expressing the club’s full support for Dalglish and his family and asked that his request for privacy be respected. Former team-mate Ian Rush paid tribute as well, calling Dalglish one of the strongest and most positive people he knows and saying everyone is behind him.
The announcement came a day after former Liverpool forward Kevin Keegan revealed he is living with stage four cancer.
