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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Matthew Weaver

Alan Hansen ‘continues his recovery’ after discharge from hospital

Alan Hansen lifts the FA Cup trophy, 10 May 1986 at Wembley Stadium, after Liverpool beat Everton 3-1 in the final; he wears a red Liverpool shirt with the logo of sponsors Crown paints, plus a red and white scarf.
Alan Hansen – seen here lifting the FA Cup in 1986 – was ‘seriously ill’ in hospital, Liverpool FC said two weeks ago. Photograph: Liverpool FC/Getty Images

Alan Hansen, the broadcaster and former Liverpool and Scotland footballer, has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home, his family said.

Liverpool football club said two weeks ago that Hansen, 69, who was a key central defender in the club’s most successful period in the late 1970s and 1980s, was “seriously ill” in hospital.

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