“The stories I’ve heard… and I haven’t done a fierce amount of digging into it… “ Throw a contentious topic at Roy Keane and you better have done at least a bit of digging into it. Keane told Tommy Tiernan that he quickly moved on from his playing days, but he still has bite when […]

3 years ago

Close proximity. In a Manchester derby, 21 years ago, Roy Keane bided his time before crunching into Alfie Haaland and getting right in his face, before a deserved red card was shown. Keane had brooded long and hard over what he felt was Haaland goading him as he lay injured on the Elland Road turf, […]

3 years ago

“I f***ing hit him hard. The ball was there (I think)…’ In April 2001, Manchester United captain Roy Keane was sent off after committing one of the most infamous fouls in Premier League history on Manchester City midfielder, Alf Inge Haaland. Keane, attempting to drive United forward having just conceded an equaliser with five minutes […]

3 years ago

“He’s waiting for Roy over there, I’ve never seen Roy so nervous.” Micah Richards made a joke at Roy Keane’s expense after Erling Haaland scored twice for Manchester City on his Premier League debut. Keane and Haaland’s father Alf Inge had several run-ins during their playing careers. Following Man City’s 2-0 win over West Ham […]

3 years ago

“I wasn’t going to say, ‘Roy, what’s all that about?’” Luke Chadwick has recalled his car journey with Roy Keane after the Irishman’s red card against Manchester City in April 2001. The former Manchester United captain was sent off in the game for an infamous challenge on Alf-Inge Haaland. The pair had previous, and Keane […]

4 years ago