Former Arsenal and Everton striker Campbell passes away at 54

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Former Arsenal, Everton and Nottingham Forest striker and commentator Kevin Campbell has died at the age of 54.

British media said he had been in hospital for two weeks before his death was announced on Saturday.

"We are devastated to learn that our former striker Kevin Campbell has died after a short illness," Arsenal said on social media. "Kevin was adored by everyone at the club."

The London-born Campbell made his senior debut at Arsenal in 1988 and spent seven years at the club, including two loan spells. He was part of the Arsenal side that won the English first-division league in 1990-91, the FA Cup in 1992-93 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1993-94.

He joined Forest in 1995, where he spent three years, before moving to Everton in 1999 for a six-year spell. Campbell scored 45 Premier League goals for Everton, becoming their fifth-highest goalscorer in the competition and their first-ever Black captain.

"Not just a true Goodison Park hero and icon of the English game but an incredible person as well -- as anyone who ever met him will know," Everton posted on X.

 

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