Mick McCarthy reignites Roy Keane feud with savage rant

Mick McCarty described Roy Keane as a “c***” when asked about his infamous feud with the Manchester United legend over two decades ago.

Throughout his storied career, Keane certainly became known for having an explosive and ill-tempered personality alongside his impressive talents on the pitch.

The midfielder jointly holds the record for the most red cards received in English football, having been dismissed a total of 13 times in his career, with notable incidents involving both Gareth Southgate and Alf-Inge Haaland.

And it wasn't just on-field drama that Keane was often involved in, as he had an infamous fall out with former Republic of Ireland manager McCarthy ahead of their participation in the 2002 World Cup.

Keane made it clear at the time that he was not happy with the team's preparation for the major tournament and was eventually sent home despite being captain.

Now, nearly 25 years later, it's clear that McCarthy still isn't over the major falling out, as he was recently asked about his relationship with Keane, and he didn't hold back.

“What’s it been, 24 years? And I still keep getting asked about it," McCarthy told The Sun.

“I mean, I do these Q&As, the last one I did, I got asked about Keane.

“I said: ‘You know, he’s a fabulous player, great captain, captain of his club and everywhere he’s been and what he’s done is fantastic.’

“I said, ‘great goalscorer’ – and everybody’s looking at me – and I said: ‘I’m talking about Robbie [Keane], not that other c***.’

“Excuse that language!”

Roy Keane had a frosty relationship with Mick McCarthy during the time together with Ireland. (Image: Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images)

McCarthy's feud with Keane took place after the United captain spoke to the press about the lack lack of professionalism in Irish football and criticised the quality of the team's training facilities.

The veteran manager decided to question Keane about the article during a team meeting, leading to Keane unleashing a wave of expletive insults towards the manager, leading to him being sent home and missing the entire tournament.

The incident is so famous that it recently inspired a movie, aptly named Saipan, with Steve Coogan and Eanna Hardwicke playing McCarthy and Keane respectively.

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But it appears that McCarthy also isn't a fan of how the film told the story, as he admitted that he stopped watching it after less than half an hour.

He said: “My family and I all went to look at it, and it’s a heap of s*** to be fair, and my concern is, he’s about 5ft 8in, Steve Coogan, and in the film Roy towers above him for f*** sake.

“And yes, I did speak to him [Coogan], because I got asked, but then I saw in one of the Irish newspapers that I coached him – no I f****** didn’t coach him.

“That’s that journalist reporting that.

“I spoke to him about what happened, and if Roy wants to speak to him about that, but I don’t think he ever did.”