ROY KEANE slammed Ireland’s Football Association in an X-rated rant on ITV.
Ireland hosted Home Nations rivals England at the Aviva Stadium and were 2-0 down at half-time.
The break offered the Boys in Green some much needed respite and Keane the chance to jump on their misery by firing shots.
Speaking at half-time, Keane said: “There’s a lot of good people in the FAI.
“But the people who are making the decisions probably couldn’t organise a p** up in a brewery.”
Leaving presenter Mark Pougatch and fellow pundit Ian Wright in hysterical laughter, Pougatch replied “that’s one way to put it!”
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Goals from none other than Declan Rice and Jack Grealish put the Three Lions in cruise control before the break.
Rice and Grealish were met with utter contempt by booing Ireland fans, who signalled banners captioned with: “The snakes are back!”
The goalscorers switched allegiance from Ireland to England, after Rice earned three senior Irish caps and Grealish played six U21 games.
Keane, of course, was linked with the Irish vacancy back in the winter and reportedly was interviewed for the role.
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Just three months ago speaking on Gary Neville’s Stick To Football show, Keane said: “I liked the dynamics and the flow of international football.
“It wasn’t 24 hours a day, but still working at a high level. Lots of people and clubs I have spoken to over the years are just wasting your time.”
Keane also weighed in on the Lee Carsley’s anthem-row before kick-off, saying: “Welcome to reality”.
Speaking ahead of the match, Carsley revealed he would not be joining in with players and fans singing “God Save the King.”
The ex-England U21 boss, who was born in Birmingham, made 40 senior appearances for Ireland through his Irish grandmother.
Keane meanwhile was last involved with Ireland as assistant manager with Martin O’Neill from 2013-18.
Many Irish fans are split on the former Manchester United captain.
The tough non-nonsense Corkman historically left Ireland’s camp during the 2002 after a bust-up with manager Mick McCarthy.
Keane had given a newspaper interview in which he criticised the team’s training facilities, including the “rock hard” pitch and missing equipment.
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Keane, who was one of Ireland’s key players at the time, stated that he would not play again for his country under McCarthy.
Ireland would go on to crash out of the Round of 16 after losing a penalty shootout to Spain.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
