CONGRATULATIONS.
The really deserving recipient for all he has done for Liverpool Football Club and the relatives of the 96.
Liverpool and Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish has been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
The 67-year-old, who won the European Cup three times while playing for the Reds and later managed the club, said he was "humbled but gratified".
He was also recognised for supporting Hillsborough victims and his charity work with the Marina Dalglish Appeal.
"I thought it was a tax bill," Dalglish told BBC Radio Merseyside. "For the family, it's a huge honour."
He said: "It won't make any difference to me, I'll just maybe need to change my passport!
"But just because we're a wee bit embarrassed about it doesn't underestimate how pleased and proud we are to have received it.
"I hope everyone who came into our lives enjoys it as well."
Dalglish is the only sporting figure knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Born in the east end of Glasgow and the son of an engineer, Dalglish made his Celtic debut in 1968. He won four Scottish league titles and four Scottish Cups before joining Liverpool in 1977.
In his first season at Anfield he scored the only goal in the 1978 European Cup final, and also lifted the trophy in 1981 and 1984.
Dalglish won six league titles as a Liverpool player, scoring 172 goals in 515 appearances.
He became player-manager in 1985, and was on the touchline for their ill-fated FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough on 15 April 1989.
Ninety-six Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush in the away end of the ground.
Dalglish helped support the bereaved families and made sure the club was represented at the funerals of all 96 victims, attending many himself.
Having won three titles as Liverpool manager, he left in 1991, leading Blackburn to the Premier League title four years later. He also managed Newcastle and Celtic, and had a second spell as Liverpool boss from 2011-2012.
After his wife Marina recovered from breast cancer, they set up the Marina Dalglish Appeal in 2005, and the charity has raised more than £10m.
Kenny was made an MBE in 1984, and Marina in 2009.
In 2011, relatives of the Hillsborough victims called for a man they call 'King Kenny' to be knighted.
Their wish has been granted.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44417369
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