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CLIVE TYLDESLEY is “bitterly disappointed” by leaving the World Cup early but is still on good terms with ITV.The commentator was in Qatar covering the World Cup for ITV along with Sam Matterface and Jon Champion.
Clive Tyldesley was not selected for ITV’s World Cup quarter-final coverageCredit: Getty
ITV picked that duo to commentate on their quarter-final matches, leaving Tydelsley at a loose end.
The broadcaster did want Tydelsley to stay and work on a highlights package of the last-8 games, but he instead decided to fly home ahead of the FA Cup, which he will be covering for ITV.
Speaking about his early departure, Tydelsley told the Mirror: “I’m working for them on the FA Cup in the first week of January and I wouldn’t be doing that if there was a great deal of bitterness.
“Was I bitterly disappointed? You bet I was.
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“But it’s a decision I’ve got to accept and in the grand scheme of things people don’t turn it on for the commentator, they turn it on for the football.
“I didn’t agree with the decision but I accepted it.
“I was offered a quarter-final to commentate on for highlights. It would have meant me staying on in Qatar for another four or five days to essentially commentate on 10 minutes of television post-midnight.
“I said I would be happy to do it if they couldn’t cover without me but my preference was to fly home early if possible and they said OK.”
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Tyldesley, 68, was dropped as ITV’s main commentator in July 2020 with Matterface succeeding him in the role.
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ROY KEANE has quite the Qatar World Cup highlight reel, from the Irishman jumping into a bin, rowing live on air with fellow pundit Graeme Souness to slamming Brazil’s dancing.The Manchester United legend was a part of a star-studded ITV punditry team.
Keane racked up quite the highlight reel in QatarCredit: Twitter @itvfootball
He joined ex-Arsenal striker Ian Wright, Gary Neville, Souness, Hal Robson-Kanu, Laura Woods, Seema Jaswal, Joe Cole, Karen Carney, Eniola Aluko, Nigel de Jong, Nadia Nadim and Mark Pougatch in breaking down World Cup matches.
With his country Ireland failing to qualify, Keane was one of few who could give a 100 per cent neutral take on events.
SunSport takes a look at Keane’s best moments in Qatar.
IN THE BIN
Keane hurt his knees in the Middle East by jumping into a bin.
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The legendary midfielder scored in a crunch match between broadcasters ITV and the BBC.
Keane whipped off his shirt after netting past pal Micah Richards and celebrated wildly.
But down the other end of the pitch was a bin, and Keane decided it was a good idea to bizarrely jump inside with one leg before hopping out using his other.
Keane hilariously jumped into a BIN
PAYING FOR BREKKIE
Keane jokingly told Jordan Henderson he needs to “be a bit more generous” after he lumped the Irishman with a breakfast bill.
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Ahead of England’s crunch World Cup quarter-final with France, Keane revealed that he had recently met-up with the Anfield skipper.
However, Hendo left Keane to pay the bill.
Speaking on ITV, Keane said: “I’ve always liked Jordan, always liked him as a kid and he’s a pretty humble guy.
“Saying that, I did meet him a few months ago for breakfast and I had to pay.
“He should be a bit more generous.”
Henderson met the Irishman for breakfast but left him to foot the billCredit: Getty
‘GAME OVER’
Neutral pundit Keane decided to take notes during England’s 3-0 round of 16 win over Senegal.
And he gave a short but accurate assessment of the game: “Game over.”
The Irishman calmly jotted down the notes as fellow pundits Neville and Wright lost their cool in the studio.
Neville grabbed Keane’s notes, which didn’t go down too well.
Roy Keane turned around and wrote down notes while they celebratedCredit: Ian Wright / Twitter
FLYING HOME
Do work colleagues get on your nerves? Well, they get on Keane’s nerves too.
So much so that Keane FLEW home from Qatar as a result.
Speaking to Micah Richards and Gary Neville over lunch for Sky Bet, Keane described his experience overall as “okay” and “fine”.
Neville then chipped in: “To be fair Roy went home for four or five days as well actually. He went back.”
Keane replied: “I had a break. I needed a break, just my tolerance levels.
“Yeah, people get on my nerves.”
Keane took a break from his ITV colleagues by flying home during the World CupCredit: Getty
BANK CARD REJECTED
Keane is undoubtedly a very wealthy man.
But he suffered embarrassment in Qatar when his bank card was rejected TWICE.
He set himself a daily spending limit to the tune of £50-a-day.
Keane explained to Neville and Richards: “I went over my limit, I have a budget of £50 a day here.
“You know when your card is rejected, it is embarrassing, isn’t it?”
Keane’s bank card was rejected twice while in QatarCredit: SkyBet
SLAMMING BRAZIL’s DANCE MOVES
Flicks, tricks and loose hips… Not on Keane’s watch.
The pre-tournament favourites, Brazil, showed off their dance moves before their quarter-final exit to Croatia.
Their round of 16 clash against South Korea, in particular, saw Brazil run out 4-1 winners and execute a number of stylish celebrations.
From a team Pigeon dance with manager Tite, to West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta going solo.
Fans were excited, but Keane was far from impressed.
He said on the Samba Boys: “It’s like watching Strictly. I can’t believe what I’m watching.
“I don’t like this. I think it’s disrespecting the opposition. It’s four [goals] and they’re doing it every time.
“I don’t mind the first kind of little jig – whatever they’re doing – but they’re still doing it after that and then the manager getting involved with it.
“I’m not happy with it, I don’t think it’s very good at all.”
Keane fumed at Brazil’s dancingCredit: ITV
Manager Tite joined in the routine during the victory over South KoreaCredit: Reuters
SOUNESS BUST UP
Keane and Souness didn’t pull any punches in their on-air verbal bust-up during ITV’s half-time coverage of Argentina vs Saudi Arabia.
The decision to award Argentina a penalty caused controversy with Keane saying soft calls will encourage diving at the World Cup – an assessment Souness disagreed with.
Liverpool great Souness says the Saudi player had no interest in where the ball was – only the whereabouts of the player he was tracking.
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Souness said the call is not down to “opinion” but “fact”, which prompted Keane to respond saying: “Well I’m here to give my opinion – that’s not a penalty.”
The bust-up was much to the delight of viewers, who took to social media to rave.
Keane argued he’s at the World Cup to give his ‘opinion’, which is that it was not a penalty to ArgentinaCredit: ITV More

ENGLAND’s World Cup quarter-final heartbreaker against France drew the biggest audience on any TV channel this year as 23million people tuned in on ITV.Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions lost the crunch match 2-1 and were sent packing by the reigning world champions.
A huge audience of 23million watched England lose to France on ITVCredit: Rex
Kane missed a late penaltyCredit: Getty
The miss was much to the delight of Kylian MbappeCredit: Rex
A peak ITV audience of 23m watched on as Aurelien Tchouameni opened the scoring early on in the first half – making the fixture the most-watched show this year.
Kane grabbed the equaliser from the penalty spot but Olivier Giroud later restored France’s lead with an expert header.
But with six minutes left on the clock, England were handed the chance to draw level, again from the penalty spot.
This time, Kane made a mess of his effort and sent his shot flying over the crossbar.
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ITV are continuing to smash rivals, the BBC, in their ratings war.
However, the ITV curse came back to haunt England.
England have played on ITV 30 times in major tournaments since 1998, including the World Cup that year.
Out of those 30 games, the Three Lions have won just SEVEN times.
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They have lost 10 and drawn 13 on the channel, including the quarter-final.
In contrast they have played 27 times on the BBC since then, winning 19, drawing once and losing seven.
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ROY KEANE admits he has hurt his KNEES while out in Qatar.That’s after jumping into a BIN while celebrating a goal in a game between ITV and BBC pundits.
Roy Keane says he hurt his knee celebrating a goal in a match between pundits
Keane hilariously jumped into a BIN
Manchester United legend Keane is out in the Middle East giving the public his brilliant thoughts on this year’s World Cup.
The Irishman has made fans laugh and gasp in equal measure with his deadpan opinions.
But even Keane is capable of loosening up when the occasion is right.
He took part in a friendly kick-about with his ITV chums and their BBC counterparts this week.
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And Keane delighted fans on social media when a video clip emerged of him scoring a rocket.
Keane then proceeded to whip off his shirt and celebrate wildly as his teammates chased him around.
But down the other end of the pitch was a bin, and Keane decided it was a good idea to bizarrely jump inside with one leg before hopping out using his other.
The clip has certainly generated plenty of chuckles amongst the footy faithful.
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However, Keane admits he is now ruing his run-in with the bin.
That’s because his knees are now playing up!
Speaking on ITV, pal Gary Neville guffawed: “I’ve never seen him celebrate like this!”
Keane replied: “Forget the goal, it’s this bit I’m proud of [the jump].
“I’m feeling it today, my knee has been really sore the past few days so huge regrets about jumping in the bin.
“It was a big goal for the ITV camp and I’m really proud of it.” More

ROY KEANE was left blushing as he revealed that his bank card had been rejected twice while he has been in Qatar.The pundit is over there covering the World Cup and has set himself a daily spending limit.
Roy Keane’s bank card was rejected twice while in QatarCredit: SkyBet
He was trying to buy cereal and yoghurts for himself and Gary NevilleCredit: SkyBet
Keane joked that it was embarrassingCredit: SkyBet
The former Manchester United captain has limited himself to £50 per day to spend.
But he was left embarrassed as co-pundit and former Red Devil Gary Neville joked about his card being rejected.
On Sky Bets’ World Cup Meet-Up, the two were having lunch with Micah Richards when the admission was made.
Neville started the topic by saying: “I never thought I would be in a supermarket buying cereals with you, and it was very kind of you to pay for it.”
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After which, Keane muttered: “After they rejected my card.”
Neville then replied: “They rejected his card twice”, before busting into laughter.
Keane then explained: “I went over my limit, I have a budget of £50 a day here.
“You know when your card is rejected, it is embarrassing, isn’t it?”
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Neville then added: “We bought two cereals and some yoghurts, and it rejected.”
Keane has attracted a lot of interest throughout the tournament with his antics.
He first caught the eye as he sported a thick greying beard and wore a patterned grey, beige and white shirt.
Which led to some fans say he looked like a “haunted lighthouse keeper”.
More recently fans loved his celebration after scoring in a ITV football match in which he fired past Richards.
The Irishman whipped off his shirt in joy as he wheeled away after netting the winner of the match.
Keane, 51, also flew home from the controversial winter tournament for a short spell back with his family.
He joked he had spent enough time with some of his fellow pundits. More