Lee Keegan: False MS rumour upset my family

The 2016 Footballer of the Year Lee Keegan says he’s ‘disappointed’ by ‘a false rumour’ that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

The Mayo star underwent two separate surgical procedures on each of his hips in recent weeks and looks set to be sidelined for between four and five months, as he rehabilitates from those operations.

However, the 28-year-old felt he needed to clarify the situation about his general health after widespread speculation in GAA circles recently that he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a condition that affects the central nervous system.