Former Liverpool and Arsenal midfielder Ray Ken-nedy died on Tuesday aged 70 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Kennedy, a decorated star at Anfield and in north London, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Dis-ease in 1984.
He won three European Cups and five English league titles with Liverpool after signing from Ar-senal in 1974.
Kennedy famously scored a crucial goal in Liv-erpool’s 1981 European Cup semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich, sending the Reds to a final they would win against Real Madrid.
He was also a key figure for Arsenal when they won the top-flight title and FA Cup, beating Liver-pool in the final, in 1971. A testimonial game between Liverpool and Ar-senal was held to aid Kennedy’s Parkinson’s fight in 1991.
Later that year, he sold his medals and 17 Eng-land caps to help raise funds for his care. “The thoughts of everybody at Liverpool FC are with Ray’s family and friends at this sad and diffi-cult time,” Liverpool said on their website on Tues-day.
Kennedy scored 72 goals in 393 appearances during his eight years at Liverpool. With Arsenal, where he started his career in 1968 — making his debut aged 18 — Kennedy netted 71 times in 212 games.—APP
