Roy Keane - Red Cards, Haaland, Saipan
& More
Continued from Roy
Keane's Career Low Points
The catalogue of Roy Keane's career difficulties
continues below including six more red cards, the infamous Saipan
incident and the acrimonious end to his Manchester United career.
2000 - Keane & Team Mates Berate Referee
On 20th January 2000 Manchester United
played Middlesboro in the Premiership at Old Trafford. Late in the match
and with the score at 0-0 referee Andy D'urso awarded a penalty against
United defender Japp Stam. In Roy Keane's
autobiography he states that "...Japp got a touch on the ball...D'Urso
got it wrong." In fact television replays confirmed that D'Urso
made the right decision.
The United players reacted furiously led
by Roy Keane. D'Urso
backed away from the players waving them away. This seemed to send the
players into an even greater frenzy. D'Urso said that "If I had
stood my ground I would have been pushed over". As Keane admits
in his book "The photos of this now notorious incident
are shocking. The psycho in the middle with veins bulging is me".
(Sources: Autobiography Page 221; The Mirror; BBC News)
2000 - Keane Sent Off Against Newcastle
Roy Keane was sent off for two bookable
offences in a Premiership match against Newcastle United on 12th February
2000. (Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk)
2000 - Roy Keane Sent Off Against Chelsea in the Charity Shield
On the 13th August 2000 in the curtain
raiser for the 2000/2001 season Roy Keane was sent off after a tackle
on Chelsea's Gus Poyet. Keane had already been booked however he received
a straight red card for a bad tackle from behind on the Uruguay international.
(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk)
2001 - Keane Sent Off Against Man City
In April 2001 Roy Keane was sent off by
referee David Elleray for a horror tackle on Alf-Inge Haaland. As Keane
admits in his autobiography he had waited for an opportunity to exact
revenge on Haaland for accusing him of faking injury in a previous exchange
between the two players in 1997. For a full description of the circumstances
of this please see Roy Keane / Alf-Inge
Haaland Tackle (Source: Autobiography Page 231)
2001 - Keane Sent Off Against Newcastle
In an incident that almost led to Roy Keane
quitting football Keane earned yet another red card. On 15th September
2001 Newcastle United had taken a late lead through Alan
Shearer. In injury time Shearer prevented Keane from taking a quick
throw in. In exasperation Keane threw the ball at the back of Shearer's
head. In the following exchange Keane lashed out with his hand at Shearer
and what would have been a yellow card became a red card. (Source:
Autobiography Page 236)
2002 - Saipan: Roy Keane Sent Home from
2002 World Cup
In an explosive incident in the Republic
of Ireland soccer training camp Roy Keane was sent home from the Irish
football camp on the Pacific island of Saipan
by Mick McCarthy,
the Irish team manager
. No other event has ever shaken Irish soccer to it's foundations in the
way that the Saipan affair did in May
2002.
2002 - Keane Sent Off Against Sunderland
On 31st August 2002 Manchester United played
Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the Premiership. During the course
of a niggly match there appeared to be a running feud between Roy Keane
and Jason McAteer. Just before
the final whistle Keane elbowed McAteer thus earning yet another red card.
(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk)
2002 - Five Match Ban and Large Fine
Following the publication of Roy Keane's
autobiography in which admitted that he deliberately intended to injure
Alf-Inge Haaland the FA banned Keane for five matches and fined him a
record £150,000. Keane had been found guilty of bringing the game
of soccer into disrepute. During his defence at the hearing in September
2002 it was suggested that the ghost writer, Eamon
Dunphy, of his autobiography had taken "artistic licence".
(Source: http://www.independent.co.uk)
2004 - Keane Sent Off Against Porto
On 25th February 2004 and for the first
time in his career Roy Keane was sent off in a European match. Manchester
United were playing FC Porto at Estadio do Dragao in the Champions League.
United were 2-1 behind and with just four minutes to go Keane raced into
the Porto box and with no real chance of winning the ball he needlessly
and deliberately stood on the Porto goalkeeper, Vitor Baia, while he lay
helpless on the ground. German referee Fandel didn't hesitate to brandish
the red card. (Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk)
2005 - Tunnel row With Patrick Viera
In February 2005 Roy Keane was involved
in a very heated pre-match row with Patrick Viera before a Premiership
match against Arsenal. Viera had made comments to Gary Neville accusing
him of always kicking Arsenal players in matches between the two teams.
Keane took exception to, what he believed to be, Viera's attempts to intimidate
Neville. Manchester United went on to win the match 4-2. (Source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk)
2005 - Thumbs Down Gesture to Southampton
Fans
On 16 May 2005 Roy Keane angered Southampton
fans by mocking their relegation plight by making thumbs down signals
as he left the pitch after United had beaten the Saints at St Mary's.
Southampton subsequently dropped down to the Championship at the end of
the season. (Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk)
2006 - Roy Keane Quits Manchester United
Amid Acrimony
Increasing tensions between Roy Keane and
Alex Ferguson culminated in Keane's departure
from his beloved Manchester United. Apparently Keane and Ferguson had
many disagreements down through the years but Ferguson felt compelled
to speak publicly about a row in July 2006 over pre-season training arrangements
in Portugal. Echoes of Saipan perhaps. Keane did not tour with the club
in the pre-season promotional trip to the Far East. In November during
an interview with MUTV following a 4-1 defeat to Middlesboro Keane was
severely critical of some aspects of the club including the playing staff
and even went on to question Ferguson's decision to play Alan Smith in
midfield. The club pulled the broadcast of the interview. It was rumoured
that Sir Alex Ferguson had become
so disenchanted with Keane's attitude that he decided to strip Keane of
the captaincy of United. This was too much for Keane to bear and thus
ended Roy Keane's Manchester United career. (Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk)
NOTE: Unless stated otherwise all
quotations are from:
Keane: The Autobiography; Roy Keane with Eamon Dunphy (2002); Michael
Joseph Ltd
Roy Keane Faking Injury
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