3) Roy Keane:
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The perennial bad boy of Manchester United, the former captain of Ireland has had a reckless streak dating to as long back as imaginable. He is one of the few footballers who seem to be getting into trouble even after retiring from the sport. To be honest, he is not really far removed from the sport, at the moment Keane is currently the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland’s national football team.
Roy Keane’s bad boy moments came at rather frequent intervals, none more so than the blatant foul committed on by him on Alf-Inge Håland in the 2001 Manchester derby. Keane later admitted to fouling Håland on purpose also stating that he felt no remorse whatsoever for his actions. This admission of guilt let the FA to suspend him for five matches while also imposing a fine of 150,000 pounds.
Another of the memorable incidents in Roy Keane’s bad boy diary is what has now come to be known as the Saipan incident. This was a rather public quarrel that took place when Keane was on Ireland duty at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Keane was the captain of the Irish team in that tournament and the spat which occurred between Keane and then Ireland manager Mick McCarthy in Saipan, Japan (the team’s practice base) ultimately resulted in Keane being sent home without having played a single match.
Long standing spats with opposition players; Patrick Vieira anybody?, criticising home supporters, taking on journalists, the list of controversies in Keane’s career is endless.
A notorious career to say the least but a most entertaining one nonetheless!
