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Bill Kenwright’s memorial service sees Kate McCann and Tony Bellew pictured

Football greats and sporting stars had been amongst these in attendance on the memorial service of the late Everton chairman Bill Kenwright on Monday

Football and sporting heroes had been amongst those that attended the memorial service for Bill Kenwright at Liverpool Cathedral on Monday.

The former West End producer and Everton chairman died on October, 24 on the age of 78 after spending 19 years in his function at Goodison Park. Current Toffees gamers Jordan Pickford and Dominic Calvert-Lewin and boss Sean Dyche had been current whereas former stars Tony Hibbert and Tim Cahill joined ex-Toffees boss Frank Lampard.

There was additionally an enormous present of solidarity from throughout town as Sir Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush had been in attendance alongside Blues followers together with ex-world champion boxer Tony Bellew – contemporary off the again of his ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’ second-place end – and Kate McCann, mum of Madeleine McCann.

Ahead of the service, Everton wrote: “The man who lived, breathed and dreamed Everton Football Club, since he stood on the Goodison Park terraces himself as a boy, would have wanted as many football supporters as possible to be present. But venue-logistics mean the service will be a closed event.”