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Agent: Greaves conscious but unable to speak after stroke (The Associated Press)

LONDON (AP) -- Former England striker Jimmy Greaves is ''conscious but unable to speak'' after a severe stroke, his agent, Terry Baker, said Tuesday.

The 75-year-old Greaves is in intensive care after being admitted on Sunday following his second stroke in three years.

Greaves faces a ''long period of rehabilitation,'' his wife, Irene, said in a statement.

''Jimmy is having to do what he is told, and understands the seriousness of what has happened to him,'' his wife said. ''It is going to be a long, slow road to recovery and he is in the best possible hands.