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Former Leicester and England midfielder Keith Weller has died aged 58 after a long battle with cancer.

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Born in Islington, north London, it was natural that the first football club to which Keith Weller, who has died of cancer aged 58, would be attached was Arsenal. In the Daily Mirror, Harry Miller wrote; ‘The Millwall captain with his strong running and powerful shooting, at least gave 18,140 bored fans something to cheer’. AFC Wimbledon have set an all-time unbeaten record - yesterday's 1-1 draw at Bromley their 76th league game without defeat. Instead, eventually, he accepted a move to the less rarefied, altogether homelier surroundings of Filbert Street, where he matured during the 1970s into one of the most revered figures in Leicester City's history, perhaps deserving more than the four caps he was awarded by the England caretaker manager Joe Mercer. According to my Dad, the rumour was that his wife found them in his glove box and he claimed they were for football.Keith was one of the club's all-time playing greats and he will be sadly missed,' said a club statement. STEPHEN GLOVER: Instead of this giant blame game, the Covid Inquiry should really be examining whether. The first accuser, who says she was abused when aged about 11 in the mid-1960s, said: 'I don't think that we were taken seriously by police in 2002, I think it was maybe too much of an effort at that time. Mrs Weller, who still has a strong London accent despite living in America since the late 1970s, clutched her phone ‎as she spoke to the Daily Mail and appeared nervous. He enjoyed two productive seasons with the Tea Men before moving on to Fort Lauderdale Strikers and, for a brief spell, Tulsa Rougnecks.

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His blistering pace, great ball control and the confidence to take on any opponent made him the stand out at Filbert Street. She said of her experience: 'As an adult you can put it into context, but as a young child, you can't. Knee problems blighted Weller’s later years at Filbert Street and after Bloomfield left, replacement Frank McLintock took over and he failed to save the club from relegation. But it was his spectacular goals under Jimmy Bloomfield's entertaining Leicester team which saw him burst to national prominence.

Succession and Ferris Bueller's Day Off star Alan Ruck crashes his TRUCK into popular Hollywood pizza. He won a place in many fans' hearts thanks to his innovative approach to the game and his skill on the ball, combined with a lightening pace, quickly cemented his status with the Lions faithful. After the demise of the then named MSL in 1992, Weller did not coach again at the professional level until hire by the SacramentoKnights of the ContinentalIndoorSoccerLeague in January 1994. Ended his playing career in the States and went on to manage a number of clubs in Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, Houston and San Diego.

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There followed a spell playing for Fort Lauderdale Strikers before he became a sought-after coach, serving Fort Lauderdale Sun, South Florida Sun, Houston Dynamo, Dallas Sidekicks, San Diego Sockers, Tacoma Stars and Sacramento Knights.NANA AKUA: Royal tours to Commonwealth nations are now fraught with risk because of this misguided obsession. As well as his skills, Weller also built a reputation for being temperamental and he once refused to play in the second half of a league game with Ipswich in 1974. Like the first accuser the woman, now in her 40s and a mother, cannot be named for legal reasons and her family also trusted Weller. He served his apprenticeship with Spurs before signing for Millwall in June 1967, making his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 19 August 1967. Playing on the right wing, Weller was Chelsea's top scorer in the 1970–71 season and helped them to a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup victory in 1971.

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By logic, I guess the reason was more entertaining than wearing them just because it was cold, perhaps. His verve and his independence apart, Weller ensured an unperishable entry in City's folklore in one of his last matches for them, an FA Cup tie against Norwich City.Their eldest daughter, now 48, is a nurse at a plastic surgery clinic and lives with her husband and two sons on an island five miles away. Keith Weller was blessed with all the natural talent necessary to become a top footballer with either Tottenham Hotspur or Chelsea. Playing on the right wing, Weller was Chelsea's top scorer in the 1970–71season and helped them to a UEFACupWinners'Cup victory in 1971.