Liverpool legend rejects son's dementia claim as incredible family feud explodes

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Liverpool and Wales soccer icon John Toshack, who turned 77 earlier this month, has dismissed his son's claims he is battling dementia, insisting "not yet" when asked about the conditionJohn Toshack claims that he is not battling dementia(Image: Getty Images)Wales soccer legend John Toshack has dismissed his son's assertions that he is battling dementia.The 77-year-old's wife, Mai Angulo, recently revealed that Thailand-based Cameron Toshack's comments regarding his father's "dementia battle" had caught her completely off guard. Not yet!"He quipped: "I've forgotten all the goals I missed, but I remember perfectly the ones I scored."El Mundo also shared video footage of the soccer icon, who featured in over 200 matches for Cardiff City before collecting nine trophies during eight years at Liverpool, reciting the memorable team selection quote that made headlines following a disastrous Real Madrid away fixture against Rayo Vallecano while he was at the helm of the Spanish club.John Toshack during his time in charge of Swansea(Image: Getty Images)Relaxed and smiling while dressed in a Real Sociedad tracksuit under the sunshine, John remarked: "On Mondays I always think I'll make 10 changes to the team.

I've been with him and he maintains the spark he became known for in clubs like Real Madrid and Real Sociedad."He continued: "The former manager takes advantage of a risotto and cheesecake lunch to tease his wife about things he doesn't remember between glasses of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, and then wink at the guests before flashing another smile."Cameron, Toshack's son from his previous marriage to Susan Bann, revealed in a Daily Mail interview earlier this week that his father was living with dementia. He said: "It's a terrible disease.

It's the short-term memory where we're seeing it – I speak to him most days, and if we chat in the afternoon, he might not remember that we also spoke in the morning. He always says that he was out of this world for more than ten days and that when, thank God, he came back, he didn't understand anything."He didn't know what was happening to him or where he was.