Pat Stacey: The reinvention of Roy Keane from football man to funny man comes as no surprise
Keane is the most popular football pundit on television and has been the star performer in ITV’s Euro 24 coverage
Roy Keane has been the witty, hilarious star of ITV’s Euro 24 coverage. Photo: Getty
Remember the days when Roy Keane hated TV pundits with the kind of fiery passion he normally reserved for big match days against Liverpool or Arsenal?
Back in 2008, Keane — who at that point had made one uneasy appearance on Sky Sports — famously said he’d “rather go to the dentist” than become a TV pundit. He later said: “There are ex-players and ex-referees being given airtime who I wouldn’t listen to in a pub.” Oof!
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