Football: BORO TEL KEEGAN: COME DOWN TO THE RIVERSIDE.Byline: SIMON Simon, in the Bible. 1 One of the Maccabees. 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint. 3 See Simon, Saint. 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. BIRD KEVIN KEEGAN Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, Doncaster, England)[1] is a former English football manager and is regarded as one of the all-time greatest British football players. will be handed a golden chance to resurrect his career when Terry Venables Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is the Assistant England national football team manager and a former English international footballer. walks away from Middlesbrough. Boro's chairman Steve Gibson will lure Keegan with his biggest pay-day to bring the former England boss's motivational powers to the Riverside. Venables is expected to leave after today's clash with West Ham. He was yesterday meeting Gibson ready to turn down his pounds 2m-a-year offer. Gibson knows Bryan Robson cannot soldier on alone and is drawing up a short-list short-list tr.v. short-list·ed, short-list·ing, short-lists To include (a candidate for a job, for example) on a shortlist. headed by Keegan with Hibs' Alex McLeish an outside bet. Since quitting England last year Keegan has retreated into family life at their home - five miles from Boro's training complex. Middlesbrough have been told they cannot play in the Premiership next season unless they pay ex-player Marco Branca pounds 500,000 compensation. FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f have issued the threat, telling the FA that Boro must pay up after defying their orders for two years. Branca won the compensation after Boro told him his career was over following injury, even though he continued playing abroad. The FA will also be in trouble with FIFA if the money is not paid. CAPTION(S): IN DEMAND: Keegan |
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