{"id":13966,"date":"2020-04-08T11:14:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T15:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13966"},"modified":"2020-04-09T08:16:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T12:16:01","slug":"former-spurs-and-england-striker-jimmy-greaves-admitted-to-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13966","title":{"rendered":"Former Spurs and England Striker Jimmy Greaves Admitted to Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.7424648.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.7424648.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.7424648-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Jimmy Greaves remains in hospital while he awaits the outcome of tests, but his illness is not related to coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham announced on Tuesday night that their record goalscorer, who turned 80 in February, was receiving treatment in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Greaves, who scored 44 goals in 57 England appearances, spent a comfortable night and hopes to be able to be discharged soon.<\/p>\n<p>A statement on his Facebook page, ran by his friend and agent Terry Baker, read: \u201cI did promise a statement mid morning today when I posted a statement last night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll I can say is no news is good news at the moment. Jimmy has spoken to Irene by phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the course of the day he will be having tests and when we find out the results I will post them on here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo watch this space and have a good thought for Jimmy as you go about your current daily routine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis problem isn\u2019t coronavirus related and doesn\u2019t seem to be related to his previous illness. Hopefully he won\u2019t be in hospital for too long.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks for the 1000s of you showing concern. England\u2019s greatest ever goalscorer is still with us and here\u2019s hoping he\u2019s home soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greaves suffered a severe stroke in May 2015, which left him wheelchair-bound.<\/p>\n<p>Free-scoring Greaves came through the ranks at Chelsea, netting 132 goals in 169 matches before joining Italian giants AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>The striker returned to England when joining Spurs for \u00a399,999 in December 1961 and scored a record-breaking 266 goals in 379 competitive appearances for the north London club.<\/p>\n<p>Greaves won two FA Cups and the European Cup Winners\u2019 Cup at White Hart Lane, before joining West Ham with Martin Peters moving the other way.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs said in a statement on Tuesday night: \u201cWe can confirm that our record goalscorer Jimmy Greaves is currently being treated in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in touch with his family and will provide further updates in due course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody at the club sends their best wishes to Jimmy and his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-13966\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13966&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-13966\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13966&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-13966\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13966&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=13966\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Greaves remains in hospital while he awaits the outcome of tests, but his illness is not related to coronavirus. Tottenham announced on Tuesday night that their record goalscorer, who turned 80 in February, was receiving treatment in hospital. 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