According to an official statement from Liverpool, Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has been diagnosed with cancer and is currently undergoing treatment.

Sir Kenny Dalglish posted an update on social media today. The full text is as follows:

The news was leaked when I accidentally posted something due to a slip of the hand. I am currently receiving treatment for cancer. Although I am clumsy with my phone, the treatment is progressing well.

This matter was intended to be handled privately and not disclosed to the public, but I am not very good at using digital devices and accidentally leaked the news.

I never intended to make my illness public, and I urge all parties to respect my privacy and that of my family, and to refrain from disturbing us.

As always, I thank the medical staff, who not only took meticulous care of me but also consistently upheld the principle of confidentiality, diligently protected countless patients, and honored their profession.”

Liverpool officials stated: All staff at Liverpool Football Club will send their best wishes and support to Sir Kenny Dalglish and his family, now and in the future. The club also echoed his request, calling on the outside world to respect his privacy.

Adam Wharton says he has been able to quickly move on from his England World Cup squad omission. 

The talented midfielder was one of the surprise names left out of Thomas Tuchel’s squad this summer. And he underlined his quality with a player-of-the-match performance in Crystal Palace’s Conference League final win over Rayo Vallecano.

Wharton said: “It’s just part of football. It was never a guarantee I was going to go, I knew that.

“When he called me, he told me I wasn’t there. He said it was close. But that’s football. I’m not going to sit here and cry about it. I still had two games for Palace to go – tonight being a massive one.

“I don’t really dwell on those things too much. It’s not the end of the world. I’m still young. Hopefully there are other tournaments and World Cups I can go to in the future.

“I was just focused on Palace and coming here and getting the win.”

Tuchel caused a stir with his 26-strong squad last week, with no room for Harry Maguire, Phil Foden, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer and Morgan Gibbs-White.

But former goal keeper, Joe Hart pointed out that will all become irrelevant when England start their campaign, even if Hart is enthusiastic about Tuchel’s managerial CV, which includes winning the Champions League with Chelsea.

“It’s one of those roles where whatever he’s done (up to now) doesn’t really matter,” Hart told the Press Association.

“He’s clear what he wants and how he wants people to behave in his squads. He’s an experienced coach, he looks like he’s enjoying his role and the players are buying into what he’s asking them to do.

“But will it be all right on the night? That’s how he will be judged. But of course he knows that – he’s an experienced man, he’s a winner and hopefully he can do it again.”

Meanwhile, England have confirmed Arsenal forward Ethan Nwaneri will join up with Thomas Tuchel’s squad for a preparation camp ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Nwaneri, who is currently on loan at Marseille, will join Bournemouth playmaker Alex Scott, Fulham’s Josh King and Liverpool’s 17-year-old prospect Rio Ngumoha as training players.

Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele will remain with the squad as a training goalkeeper throughout the tournament.

Manuel Neuer has been called up to Germany’s World Cup squad – two years after his international retirement.

The 40-year-old was named as part of Julian Nagelsmann’s 26-man squad for the tournament this summer, having not featured for his country since Euro 2024.

Among the list include Premier League players Malick Thiaw and Nick Woltemade – both of Newcastle – Arsenal striker Kai Havertz, Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz and Brighton’s Pascal Gross.

Injured duo Serge Gnabry and Anton Stach and forwards Karim Adeyemi, Kevin Schade and Niclas Fullkrug are among those to miss out.

Germany’s World Cup squad in full
Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Alexander Nubel (Stuttgart)

Defenders: Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund), Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich), Malick Thiaw (Newcastle)

Midfielders: Pascal Gross (Brighton), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Liverpool), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart)

Forwards: Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Galatasaray), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart), Nick Woltemade (Newcastle)