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—-Originally published April 26th—— _____ Only ten Irish footballers have ever featured in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year since the league’s inception in the 1992/1993 season. Here, Pundit Arena takes a closer look at the ten Boys in Green who have made end of season XI over the past 20 years or so. _____ Roy Keane (Manchester …

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane reportedly gave the club’s current players a “stirring” team talk recently, however one player was left unimpressed by the Irish man’s words of wisdom. According to a report from The Mirror, Keane was invited into United’s Carrington training facility by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to talk to the club’s young stars. Keane and Solskjaer …

Martin O’Neill has spoken about the dynamic between himself and former assistant manager Roy Keane as well as his memories of the ex-Manchester United man during his time as the club’s captain. O’Neill and Keane worked together for almost six years, first as a duo with the Irish national team where they helped the Boys in Green qualify for Euro …

Former Ireland and Manchester United captain Roy Keane did not hold back in his assessment of England midfielder Declan Rice, explaining that the West Ham man has many areas of his game he must improve in. Rice broke into the English starting XI earlier this year, almost immediately after his highly-documented international transfer from Ireland. The 20-year-old had spent the …

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, believes that Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the answer to the Red Devils’ goalscoring woes, and that the club should do all they can to secure his signature. United have struggled so far this season and despite taking a point from league leaders Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday, they still sit 13th in …

Roy Keane took aim at several England players on Friday evening following the team’s 2-1 defeat to the Czech Republic. The former Manchester United captain was a pundit on ITV’s coverage of the Euro 2020 qualifier in Prague, and had some choice words for England players Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson and Danny Rose. England suffered a surprise loss in the …

Former Manchester United and Ireland captain Roy Keane was full of praise for his fellow Cork native Denis Irwin outlining that the right-back was one of the world class players he played with during his glittering career. Keane and Irwin played together for many years for both club and country, winning a plethora of trophies during their time at Manchester …

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has opened up on his rivalry with former Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira, admitting that the French midfielder was one of his toughest opponents. The two clubs had a tremendous rivalry in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Arsenal vs United always considered one of the biggest games of the season with the pair …

If you told Manchester United they would finish in fourth place at the end of the Premier League season, there’s no doubt Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side would be delighted. However, Roy Keane reckons this mindset shows how far the club has fallen. The former United skipper began his stint as a permanent pundit on Sky Sports by launching a verbal …

Jason McAteer has hit back at Roy Keane following his controversial comments about Jon Walters claiming that he was disappointed by some of the things his former Irish teammate said. Keane made headlines last week during an Off The Ball roadshow when he hit out at Walters, appearing to criticise his appearance on the Late Late Show earlier this year …

Former Ipswich Town and Ireland goalkeeper Shane Supple has outlined that he felt Roy Keane’s comments regarding Jonathan Walters were “too close to the bone” and “below the belt.” Keane made headlines last week during an Off The Ball roadshow when he hit out at Walters appearing to criticise his appearance on the Late Late Show earlier this year where …

Jon Walters wonders why anyone listens to Roy Keane anymore after the former Ireland captain made controversial comments about him earlier this week. The pair have a strained relationship dating back to Keane’s spell as manager of Ipswich and Walters subsequent exit from the club in 2010. More recently, it was highly documented that the pair had an argument in …

Eamon Dunphy has hit out at Roy Keane following the former Ireland captain’s controversial comments earlier this week. The former Manchester United captain was the main guest at an Off The Ball event earlier this week and proceeded to air his views on a varying range of topics ranging from Alex Ferguson to Jason McAteer. However, it was Keane’s comments …

“Imagine if Jon won a trophy. He talks a good game.” Roy Keane has finally had his say on his exit from the Republic of Ireland set-up and his disputes with Jon Walters, Harry Arter and Stephen Ward that occured in the months before he and Martin O’Neill left their posts. Keane did not hold back when discussing the Irish …

“Why would he be a risk now? I don’t see it.” Gary Neville has backed Roy Keane to make a return to management, saying that his former teammate is entering the prime years of his career as a coach. The Sky Sports pundit also spoke to Pundit Arena about his own short spell as manager, why he will never return …

“We had nothing in common. His beliefs and my beliefs are a mile apart,” the former Rangers goalkeeper said. One could forgive even the most diehard Manchester United fan for forgetting about Andy Goram’s brief spell at the club. Back in March 2001, the former Rangers goalkeeper signed for United on a short-term loan deal from Motherwell after first-team goalkeepers …

Former Irish striker Jon Walters has revealed details of a heated exchange between himself and ex-Ipswich manager Roy Keane during their time at Portman Road. Walters spent four seasons at Ipswich before a chance to move to the Premier League with Stoke City came up, something the striker was very keen on at the time. Speaking on JOE’s Liquid Football, …