An Irish football legend, Roy Keane starred as a central midfielder for Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Celtic, as well as the Irish national team. Known for his inspirational leadership, excellent tackling and distribution abilities, Keane captained United to 9 major honors, making him the most successful captain in the club's storied history. After his playing career, Keane quickly jumped back into football becoming manager at Sunderland, where he took the team from the bottom of the Coca-Cola Championship table to the top by the end of the season.
Football Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney has described Roy Keane's outburst against the governing body on Friday as “sad” and urged the former Republic of Ireland captain to “move on”. Related Stories Brian Viner: Sorry, Roy, but Republic played like superstars French reject calls to replay Ireland match Don’t blame Thierry Henry, FIFA are the real villains of the piece Keane ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:13:54 GMTFootball Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney has described Roy Keane's outburst against the governing body on Friday as “sad” and urged the former Republic of Ireland captain to “move on”. Related Stories Brian Viner: Sorry, Roy, but Republic played like superstars Don’t blame Thierry Henry, FIFA are the real villains of the piece Keane dreams of second chance for Republic French ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:07:26 GMTFormer Ireland captain Roy Keane has blamed the national team's poor defending rather than Thierry Henry's hand ball for the Irish failing to qualify for the World Cup. France striker Henry has been condemned for a deliberate hand ball that set up his team's tying goal in a qualifying draw that sent the French rather than the Irish to next year's World Cup.
Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:36 GMT
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The Irish playwright Colin Teevan has written a series of works entitled "The Roy Keaneiad" which place Keane in the role of Achilles from Greek Mythology. Another theatre piece about Keane, the comedy musical "I, Keano" opened in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin in February 2005.
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