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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Ireland star goes against the grain with his verdict of Roy Keane as assistant manager under Martin O'Neill
JOHN EGAN defended Roy Keane's tenure as Republic of Ireland assistant coach - while insisting "I wasn't there" for the infamous spat with Harry Arter and Jonathan Walters. Ireland qualified for Euro 2016. Advertisement 2 Roy Keane had a spat with two Ireland stars towards the end of his spell as Ireland assistant manager Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile 2 John Egan defended Keane's spell with the team Credit: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile The end of this spell was dogged by a A leaked voice clip from Ireland defender Stephen Ward claimed that Keane had called Arter a "c**t" and a "w****r" after the midfielder sat out a training session due to injury. Hull City defender Egan had made his senior Ireland debut in March 2017. And the Corkman insisted Keane was a "top coach" who was brilliant with him. Advertisement Read More on Roy Keane Speaking on "If Roy Keane is standing behind you and says run, you run. "For me as a Cork man, he was brilliant with me. "I don't think I was there that time so I don't know what happened there. Advertisement Most read in Football Breaking "Roy was class." Keane's initial outburst at Arter led to an intervention from Jonathan Walters. Republic of Ireland assistant boss Roy Keane slams Harry Arter and Jonathan Walters in Stephen Ward's leaked WhatsApp video In the leaked recording, Ward claimed Roy "said something under his breath about Jonny " which led to Walters "losing his head" and confronting him. The Advertisement That was in reference to an interview on The Late Late Show in which he opened up on the death of his mother when he was a boy, his brother's 2018 passing, his wife's miscarriage and his daughter being diagnosed with scoliosis. Asked about the Keane feud on Walters was captain of The Blues under Keane before leaving the club in 2010 to join Stoke in the And when he was asked why he thought Advertisement And while he did not go into too much detail, he teased that the truth will come out eventually. He said: "At some point I might go through my career and do a book and it will be a story that no one knows anything about. "It will be a story that no other player has gone through, I can guarantee that. I will respond at some point. 'After I left Ipswich we were fine with Ireland until he brought everything up again. Advertisement "The Irish stuff was ridiculous, he was the assistant manager of a national team, you're preparing for a game in France, and that was wrong. 'He came back with that because I'm the only player who ever got one over on him, not just once but twice, and he knows it, and that's probably what annoys him.'
The Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
I tested prawn mayo sandwiches after filling was voted UK's fave… £1.89 winner was sumptuous snack that looked homemade
BEST not tell Roy Keane – but prawn mayo is top of the sarnies league this year. The ex-Man United star and TV footie pundit once berated Reds fans for being too busy scoffing prawn sandwiches in hospitality suites to follow the game. LAURA STOTT rates the supermarkets' offerings of this year's No1 filling. Sainsbury's, £3 ONE of the pricier buys, it does contain 40 per cent prawns coated in plenty of mayo. But this offering is all a bit basic for what you are paying. The oatmeal bread was thick but soft and flimsy, and lets the show down. The seafood was a little better, though, with plenty of plump, tangy pinkies. The mayo was well enough judged, too, and not so much that the sarnie became messy and soggy. Shame about that bread. 2/5 Tesco, £2.75 A WELL-priced chomp, with malted bread cut to a decent thickness, and seeds to add crunch. However, the slices were dry and this sarnie tasted a little bland. You get 39 per cent prawns but they were rather small. The mayo was nice and thick, with a pleasingly eggy, tangy taste and a background warmth of mustard. I did find this scoff salty, though, and it left me thirsty. I'm not sure it would fill you up enough. 3/5 Save with secret codes Aldi, £1.89 THIS sandwich had sumptuous flavour, while saving you plenty of money. Looks almost homemade, with so much juicy filling – 39 per cent prawns and bursting with sweet flavour at every bite. Fresh, gloopy mayo and big wodges of malted bread add to the delight. It's not the most sophisticated – and watch out, as the content does ooze out a bit – but this delivers on flavour and will keep you going for hours. 5/5 Lidl, £1.89 THE price was great, but what I found inside the bright-pink packaging wasn't quite as pleasing. Everything seemed just a bit off the mark. The oatmeal bread tasted dry, despite plenty of mayo. The filling is 38 per cent prawns, but the latter were devoid of either colour or flavour. As I bit in, I hardly noticed them. Everything was just a bit watery and bland, and made for a boring lunch. Not a sarnie I would buy again. 2/5 M&S, £3.60 ONLY 60p more than the Sainsbury's offering but the difference in taste is quite dramatic. When you bite in, the fresh, deli-style bread is fantastic, and the filling is also generous – 40 per cent prawn and with big, meaty chunks. The mayo was thick and creamy although a bit eggier would be welcome. Proper doorstep of a sarnie to leave you feeling full for the rest of the day. Very good but not cheap. 4/5 Co-op, £3.25 NICE enough but not as posh as the 'lemon and black pepper mayo' label suggests – especially as it was one of the priciest sarnies I tried. The pale-looking prawns were unappetising, and a few more would be good. The filling is 38 per cent prawns but doesn't taste like it. The mayo was tasty but the best bit about this bite was the bread – thick malted slices with seeds which added some flavour and texture. 2/5 Asda, £2.65 THIS looked huge in the pack, and the filling seemed generous, with 39 per cent prawns. But when I bit in, it all seemed rather unbalanced. There were plenty of prawns in the middle of this munch – although they were a bit small – but not much mayo. The bread was flimsy, with not enough to support the filling. And despite being described as oatmeal, it looked and tasted more like white sliced. 2/5 Morrisons, £2.85 A KINGLY treat, this. The malted bread was fresh and bouncy, with a wholesome aroma. Thick slices stopped the sarnie from going soggy, despite lashings of mayo. Loads of juicy, succulent prawns, which tasted lovely and fresh. Their sweetness was offset perfectly by the wholegrain bread. This lunchtime pick ticked every box, and at a brilliant price. Almost as good as from a smart deli. 5/5
The Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Glum Man Utd stars take part in humiliating ‘open-top bus parade' with no trophy and hardly any fans
MANCHESTER UNITED flops were forced to take part in a humiliating open-top bus 'parade' in Malaysia. The Red Devils ended the season without a trophy after losing the Europa League final to Tottenham and they finished in their lowest ever Premier League position of 15th. 3 3 But despite a campaign so bad it made Ruben Amorim apologise, some players took part in a tradition normally saved for champions. A few members of the squad boarded an open-top bus that cruised through the streets of Kuala Lumpar this afternoon. A low number of supporters lined the streets to get a glimpse of their heroes in a bizarre victory-less parade. Joshua Zirkzee was seen waving to fans as Matthijs De Ligt and Ayden Heaven stood glumly next to him. In some social media footage posted online people in the street can be heard laughing at the sight of the Manchester United players on board the bus. Fans online slammed the parade, with one saying: "Banter Club FC lives on." Another added: "They've became the laughing stock of the Premier League." A third commented sarcastically: "That is in no way embarrassing in any way, shape or form. The players took to the bus before their embarrassing 1-0 post-season friendly defeat to the ASEAN All-Stars. Amorim took aim at his players after the loss, saying: "Yes, a disappointing result, but no injuries and a tough pitch. Roy Keane smirks live on TV before responding to Ruben Amorim's claim that the 'good days are coming' for Man Utd "We don't have it in us not to choke in every exercise, in every game, that is what happened. "We should win these kind of games, no matter what. We need to bring that inside of us in every game. "The important thing is no injuries with this weather and to arrive here in this day. It is not an excuse, we should perform better." United travel to Hong Kong next to play the country's national team on Friday afternoon. 3
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Thierry Henry left stunned by Roy Keane comment on Ashley Cole - as Arsenal legend lauds ex team-mate as the 'best left-back I've ever seen'
Thierry Henry offered a stunned reaction to Roy Keane as the pair debated former Arsenal and Chelsea star Ashley Cole's status within the game. Cole won two Premier League titles at Arsenal - including their iconic Invincible season - before he joined Chelsea in a controversial move in 2006. The left back went on to win the Premier League title with Chelsea in 2010 and four FA Cups. Cole was also a key part of the Blues side that won the Champions League for the first time in 2012. While Cole was widely viewed as one of the best left backs in the world during his career, Arsenal legend Henry believes his status within the game remains underappreciated. 'I don't understand why in this country, he doesn't get respect. Ashley Cole was outstanding,' Henry said, speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet. 'Firstly, in 2000, Ashley went to Crystal Palace on loan, and he saved them from relegation, playing as a winger. When you have a left-back that can dribble past their winger, he was the one who created space for the rest of the team. 'He opened everything. I would be dumb not to find a situation where I would be alone because the midfielder had to shuffle across, Robert [Pires] was moving, I am going in behind. He started everything. 'Ashley Cole for me, there is a battle for him not to be the best left back I have ever seen. Going forward, defending, the desire, what he won, and where he won it.' Former Man United captain Keane, however, surprised Henry by responding 'I think he [Ashley Cole] was a brilliant player but when you talk about great left backs, he doesn't spring to my mind.' A stunned Henry replied: 'But why not? Why is he not even in the discussion at time, why don't you hear his name?'. Gary Neville and Keane questioned as to whether the nature of Cole's move from Arsenal to Chelsea had played a part in the perceptions around the left back. Cole left Arsenal for Chelsea in exchange for £5million and French centre-back William Gallas. The left back had bene pictured meeting Chelsea's manager Jose Mourinho and chief executive Peter Kenyon in London while still under contract at Arsenal. Cole was fined £100,000, later reduced to £75,000 for breaching Premier League Rule K5 which prohibits negotiating with another club while still under contract. Chelsea and Mourinho were also punished. In his 2006 autobiography My Defence, Cole also wrote that he nearly crashed his car and was 'trembling with anger' when he discovered the Gunners were only willing to pay him £55,000 per week. Henry, however, came to Cole's defence over his contract demands by confirming Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein had gone back on an initial agreement with the star. 'Ashley Cole is an Arsenal man, I don't care what people say, Ashley Cole is Arsenal,' Henry said. 'At the time he did not want to say what happened, but Mr [David] Dein has since apologised. 'They shook hands on something and then they came back with something else. I understood Ashley, but why don't people get the respect for what he has done.' Cole was last year inducted into the Premier League's Hall of Fame in recognition of his career. Alongside his hat-trick of Premier League crowns, he made 385 appearances and won 62 per cent of the matches he played in. He contributed to 147 clean sheets, scored 15 goals and made 31 assists, underlining his ability at both ends of the pitch. He is widely seen as the Premier League's greatest left-back of all time, while he also made 107 appearances for the English national team.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Football Daily Premier League Awards 2024-25
Welcome to the inaugural Football Daily Premier League Awards, a celebration of a dramatic, eventful 2024-25 season and definitely not an attempt to get half the Football Daily Christmas Awards done early so that we can get lost in eggnog a few days earlier in December. Enjoy! The Fauja Singh Award For Finding A New Interest In Your Dotage Meet Mo Salah 2.0, a once single-minded forward who now loves creating goals almost as much as scoring them. Salah's dual threat made him the best player in the league by a mile, though we're a bit worried about Sadio Mané's cognitive dissonance. The Gus Poyet Award For Giving In To Roy Keane At Old Trafford Sky's Kelly Cates for her deadpan reference to Roy Keane's cardigan during Chelsea's visit to Old Trafford. 'Olivia Rodrigo is watching on from the stands and we've got Cardi B in the studio as well!' Even Keane, whose instinct in such situations is to activate the death stare, saw the funny side. The Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli Award For Jumping The Shark After five years of therapy working exclusively on this issue, Football Daily thought it had made peace with the fact that everyone in the Premier League has a busted moral compass that points exclusively in the direction of their self-interest. Then, on Sunday, Ashley Young gave Anthony Gordon an extended lecture about diving, and we're back on the couch first thing tomorrow morning. The Bukayo Saka Award For Sheer Likability For one season only, Saka will have to share the award with Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta. He runs himself into the ground every game, he gives interviews full of personality and playfulness, he hijacks interviews with Eberechi Eze to shout 'HE'S THE MAN' repeatedly; and, like Saka, he scores goal-of-the-season contenders at the Emirates. Mateta and Eze symbolise possibly the most likable team in the league. The 5am Club Award For Finishing Early Brentford, who made history by scoring inside the first minute of three consecutive Premier League games in September. Reality bit thereafter; in their next league game, Nathan Collins didn't give them the lead until the 76th second. The Dennis Bergkamp Award For Wearing Boots Made Of Velvet And Velcro Kaoru Mitoma. His droolicious goal against Chelsea began with a first touch from the heavens as the ball dropped over his shoulder; the other touches were adequate as well. We could write 8,000 words on it but you're better off just watching it. And watching it. And watching it some more until you realise it's 4.49am tomorrow morning and you need to be up in 11 minutes. The Wayne Rooney Remember The Name Award Myles Lewis-Skelly made history at the Etihad in September when he was booked before making his Premier League debut. That came a few minutes later, whereupon a borderline feral Erling Haaland impolitely enquired as to his identity. It's increasingly hard to remember a time when we didn't know all about Lewis-Skelly, who went from benchwarmer to England's first-choice left-back in record time. When he scored in Arsenal's 5-1 win over City in February, he celebrated by copying Haaland's tranquil, cross-legged celebration. We'd imagine there was nothing particularly meditative about Haaland's internal monologue when he clocked Lewis-Skelly's pose. The Steven Gerrard Award For Raising The Roof James Tarkowski, who bulldozed an injury-time equaliser for Everton in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. If there was a louder noise all season, we didn't hear it. The Generic Litter Of Puppies Award For Making The World A Better Place In an omnishambles of a season at Old Trafford, there was one beacon of hope. Amad Diallo plays football with the freedom and joy that most of us leave behind in the playground, and what Premier League highlights United usually had involved him: a 13-minute hat-trick against Southampton, an equaliser at Anfield and a euphoric last-minute winner in the Manchester derby. Merseyside police have said a 53-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs, after a car ploughed into a crowd at Liverpool's victory parade in the city on Monday. The vehicle struck pedestrians on Water Street, close to where the parade had finished, with more than 50 people injured – including one child who was seriously hurt. As of Tuesday afternoon, 11 people remained in hospital and were said to be in stable condition. More than 50 people were initially taken to hospital, with others treated at the scene. 'My thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected,' said Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk. 'Praying for a speedy recovery for everyone who suffered injuries. We are all with you.' Football Weekly is here. As is Women's Football Weekly. 'My journey has never been the simplest, and so in true Mary fashion, this isn't a simple goodbye – right before a major tournament. Nonetheless, I know this is the right decision' – England keeper Mary Earps gets her third person on after shocking teammates by calling time on her international career. It was a weekend of finales and farewells across the country. Perhaps the biggest of all came in Lisbon, where Arsenal dethroned Barcelona and won Women's Big Cup. Jonathan Liew watched a club redefine itself, Tom Garry followed the victory party and Suzanne Wrack took in the Katie McCabe celebratory scenes in north London. In the Premier League Newcastle scraped into Bigger Cup despite losing against Everton, Chelsea grabbed fifth, consigning Nottingham Forest to Tin Pot, and Aston Villa raged against the referee. In the EFL playoffs, Sunderland snatched promotion to the top flight, Charlton secured their spot in the Championship and Wimbledon saw off Walsall to bag a return to League One. It's David Squires on … his moments of the Premier League season, with a doff of the cap to Rodgers and Hammerstein. You can get your own copy too. Oh. If you do have any, please send letters to Today's winner of our prizeless letter o' the day is … Rollover. Terms and conditions for our competitions, when we run them, can be viewed . The latest edition of our sister email is out, out, out, featuring this extract on Wuhan's Asian Big Cup triumph. Newcastle have announced that sporting director Paul Mitchell is leaving the club at the end of June. Chelsea are ramping up their push for new striker – they have held further talks over Ipswich's Liam Delap and are pondering a move for Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike. Erik ten Hag has returned to management at Bayer Leverkusen. 'Bayer are one of the best clubs in Germany and also among the top clubs in Europe,' he cheered. While Ten Hag is in at the BayArena, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong may be out – Liverpool are in talks over what would be a record move for Wirtz and are close to a deal for Frimpong. Elsewhere, Xabi Alonso has been confirmed as Real Madrid's new head coach, while Southampton have appointed 32-year-old Will Still as their new manager. And Pope Leo XVI has welcomed newly-crowned Serie A champions Napoli to the Vatican, while joking about his own allegiances. 'The press says I am an AS Roma fan, but you are welcome! This is what the press says. Not everything you read in the press is true,' honked the pope. Time to look back on the Premier League season with our annual review – our writers run the rule over the (deep breath) players, matches, managers, goals, flops, signings, young players, gripes and broadcasters. There's also our writers' bests and worsts – how their predictions fared – and our quiz. Juventus did just enough to reach Bigger Cup but will Antonio Conte join them there? Nicky Bandini on a dramatic Serie A weekend. Rayo Vallecano have secured a place in Europe – a monumental achievement, writes Sid Lowe. Thiago Rabelo was in Rio to attend Carlo Ancelotti's first press conference as Brazil manager. Lego fan Levi Colwill has become a key building block for Maresca's Chelsea project, writes Jacob Steinberg. Scotland captain Rachel Corsie tells Tom Garry about calling time on her career. Aston Villa's Bigger Cup miss wasn't just about one bad call, reckons Jonathan Wilson. Jack Grealish looks out of time at Manchester City now Guardiola has moved the goalposts, laments Jonathan Liew. And Simon Hattenstone bids farewell to Kevin De Bruyne: Manchester City's genius and a law unto himself. Gary Lineker signed off from Match of the Day this weekend after 26 years on the BBC's flagship football programme. Four years earlier he was better known for his crisp commercials than his punditry. Here he is in one of those adverts – in a series where the tagline was 'No more Mr Nice Guy', poking fun at his squeaky-clean image – taking a £10,000 cheque from Des Lynam (Lineker's MOTD predecessor) dressed as a nun.
