Football: Keegan wins £150,000 libel damages

Kevin Keegan has accepted £150,000 in libel damages from the News of the World over false stories that he organised betting nights on the eve of England matches.

Football: Keegan wins £150,000 libel damages

Kevin Keegan has accepted £150,000 in libel damages from the News of the World over false stories that he organised betting nights on the eve of England matches.

Keegan and his wife, Jean, were at the High Court in London to hear lawyers for News Group Newspapers offer "sincere apologies" over the article in November last year.

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