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Craig Shakespeare and Jack Grealish (Source: X)
Craig Shakespeare suddenly passed away at the age of 60 as he was battling with cancer. In October 2023 Craig Shakespeare was examined with cancer and was undergoing treatment. Manchester City winger Jack Grealish has shared a heart-touching message to Craig Shakespeare tragically passed away news.
Craig Shakespeare was the assistant coach of Claudio Ranieri with Leicester City during the 2015-16 Premier League season in which they won the Premier League title. Later he became the manager of the club. Due to poor performance, he was sacked by the club in the same year. Later he became assistant coach of Aston Villa, Everton, Norwich and Watford. In recent times he was head assistant coach of Leicester under Dean Smith in April 2023. As the club was relegated from the Premier League his contract was not renewed.
As per Sky Sports, A statement released on behalf of his family by the League Manager's Association read: "Whilst the family are immensely proud of his footballing achievements as both a player and a coach, to us, his family, he will always primarily be a loving and loved husband, father, son, brother and uncle."
Jack Grealish took to Instagram to share his views on the sad news as he was coached by Craig Shakespeare during the time he was coached at Aston Villa. William Shakespeare served as Dean Smith's assistant manager at Aston Villa from August 2020 until November 2021, collaborating closely with Grealish. The attacker has now paid an emotional homage to Shakespeare, revealing that he got a letter from the former Leicester manager after being left out of England's Euro 2024 team by Gareth Southgate.
Jack Grealish struggling to find his place in the squad
He wrote, “Shakey, one of the greatest people I’ve ever met not only in football but in life. Last month was texting me when I didn’t make the Euros squad whilst he was ill shows the type of man he was! An absolute heart of gold! Everyone really will miss you Shakey. Absolutely devastated. Sending all my love to his family", as per Goal.com.
Meanwhile, he is in the United States with Manchester City for the pre-season tour and he has lost his place in the squad due to poor performances and injury reasons.