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Today we were met with the terribly sad news that former Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton has passed away at the age of 85.  The Northumberland born former footballer and manager had a fantastic career as a player which included a Division 1 title, an FA Cup and of course, helping England to a historic World Cup victory in …

Roy Keane has explained why he thinks Paul Pogba’s performances at Manchester United have improved significantly following their latest victory while he also took aim at Tottenham following their latest Premier League performance. The French man was among the goalscorers on Thursday evening as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side eased to a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Villa Park, moving …

Roy Keane had little sympathy for Aston Villa in the first half of their game against Manchester United as they continue to battle against relegation. Villa came into the game in 19th and four points off safety but despite starting the game in a promising fashion they were soon behind following a dubious penalty decision which allowed Bruno Fernandes to …

Dwight Yorke has said that Roy Keane needs to ‘tone down” his criticism of Manchester United players while on punditry duty. Keane has made many headlines thanks to his direct style of punditry for Sky Sports. The former Manchester United captain was heavily critical of David de Gea following United’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month. Harry Maguire …

Roy Keane has given his opinion on Jurgen Klopp’s frosty post-match interview to Sky Sports after the Liverpool boss saw his side lose 4-0 to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday night.  Pep Guardiola’s side cruised to a one-sided victory over their rivals who already clinched the Premier League title last week. Goals from Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem …

Roy Keane will forever be remembered. One of the greatest players in Manchester United’s history, Keane drove consistently-high standards at the club for over 12 seasons that yielded seven Premier League titles, four of those coming as captain. While captains are expected to drive standards, there’s a common thought that they either lead through words or actions. Some do they’re …

Roy Keane is currently in talks to secure a new managerial role in international football. It is reported that Keane is in talks to take over as manager of Azerbaijan after the wealthy country parted ways with the services of former West Ham assistant Nikola Jurcevic. According to the Irish Times, Keane is one of several candidates under consideration for …

Roy Keane has defended Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, outlining that he feels the French man has the talent to help the Red Devils compete for titles. Pogba has had a mixed time of it since his return to Old Trafford for a then world record fee in 2017 and has frequently come under fire from many in the game. …

Former Aston Villa and England striker Darren Bent has explained what it was like working under Roy Keane during his time as assistant manager at the club. Keane spent five months as Paul Lambert’s assistant at Villa Park in 2014, which he balanced alongside the same role with Ireland and Martin O’Neill. He left the position in November of that …

Former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr has warned Roy Keane that his punditry style will do him no favours if he is serious about getting back into management.  The former Manchester United midfielder has made headlines over the last few days – first with his stinging criticism of David De Gea and Harry Maguire in his former club’s draw …

Roy Keane has hit out at new Ireland assistant manager Keith Andrews calling the 38-time capped midfielder a ‘bulls***ter.’ Andrews was appointed to the role alongside Damien Duff earlier this year to assist new manager Stephen Kenny after the former Dundalk boss took over from Mick McCarthy. The former Irish midfielder worked with Kenny at U21 level and had been …

Former Ireland international Tony Cascarino has hit out at Roy Keane following his scathing criticism of Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea on Friday night. Keane was highly critical of the Spaniard after he failed to keep out Steven Bergwijn’s first half strike which gave Tottenham the lead. The former United captain outlined that he was ‘sick to death’ of …

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended goalkeeper David De Gea after scathing criticism of the Spaniard from Roy Keane following Tottenham’s opener in their clash on Friday night. De Gea failed to keep out a first half strike from Steven Bergwijn which gave Tottenham the lead and came under scrutiny from Keane at half-time who outlined that he …

Roy Keane tore strips off several Manchester United players at half-time of Friday’s Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side trailed Spurs 1-0 at half-time thanks to Steven Bergwijn’s strike. The Dutch winger scored an impressive solo effort, but from Man United’s perspective, it was sloppy, a goal conceded thanks to several individual errors. David de Gea …

Roy Keane was critical of Aston Villa and Jack Grealish following their performance against Sheffield United on Wednesday night. Villa are second from bottom in the Premier League, one point from safety, and missed the chance to exit the relegation zone after playing out a goalless draw with the Blades. It was the first English top-flight game to be staged …

Wayne Rooney has defended Roy Keane over the MUTV interview that brought about the end of the Irishman’s 12 and a half year spell with Manchester United. In November 2005, Keane left Man United following an explosive argument with Alex Ferguson. The midfielder had criticised some of his teammates during an MUTV interview where he “played the pundit” and reviewed …