Former Arsenal and England defender Sansom in hospital


FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - European Championship Group Four Qualification - Turkey v England - Ataturk Stadium, Ikitelli, Turkey - April 29, 1987 Kenny Sansom of England in action REUTERS/Action Images/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Arsenal and England defender Kenny Sansom, who played against Diego Maradona's Argentina in the 1986 'Hand of God' World Cup quarter-final, is being treated in hospital for an unspecified illness.

"Kenny is currently ill in hospital. He is being well cared for and does not have COVID-19," a message on his Twitter account said.

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