{"id":200189,"date":"2026-06-02T11:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/06\/02\/sir-kenny-dalglish-undergoing-treatment-for-cancer\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:43:50","slug":"sir-kenny-dalglish-undergoing-treatment-for-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/06\/02\/sir-kenny-dalglish-undergoing-treatment-for-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Kenny Dalglish undergoing treatment for cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >Scotland, <\/b><b >Liverpool<\/b><b > and Celtic great Sir Kenny Dalglish is undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/b><\/p>\n<p >The former forward and manager wanted to keep the news private but confirmed the diagnosis after accidentally sharing the news initially in an &#8220;inadvertent social media post&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;I am currently undergoing treatment for cancer,&#8221; Dalglish, 75, wrote on social media. &#8220;Unlike my mobile phone use, the treatment is going well.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;Ideally, this would have remained private because that&#8217;s the way it should be, but my useless technology skills have forced my hand.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;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<p >&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p >Dalglish scored 167 goals in 320 appearances for Celtic between 1969 and 1977 before going on to make 515 appearances for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p >The legendary forward scored 30 goals in 102 caps for Scotland.<\/p>\n<p >In a statement, Liverpool said: &#8220;The support, best wishes and love of everyone at Liverpool FC are, and will be, with Sir Kenny and his family.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;The club would also like to underscore his request for privacy moving forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<p >More to follow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland, Liverpool and Celtic great Sir Kenny Dalglish is undergoing treatment for cancer. 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