‘I had hay fever’ – Roy Keane denies Ian Wright’s Inside Out 2 claim and reveals when he last cried
Keane insists Cristiano Ronaldo’s show of emotion at Euro 2024 shows his vulnerability
Roy Keane opens up on his emotions on the Stick To Football podcast
The image of Roy Keane and Ian Wright heading off to the cinema during their time off working on Euro 2024 is already hard to envisage, yet the tale of what happened as they took in the Disney movie Inside Out 2 added layers to this story.
Former Ireland and Manchester United captain Keane and Arsenal goal scoring great Ian Wright are part of the ITV Sport panel for this summer’s Euros, with the bond they have formed working together in recent years clearly flourishing.
Speaking on the latest Stick To Football with Sky Bet podcast, the duo spoke about their cinema trip that Wright suggested brought Keane to tears.
"He's acting like he wasn't crying, I heard him crying," said Wright.
Keane quickly rebuffed Wright’s suggestion as he said with a smirk: “I had hay fever.”
Keane was pressed on how he said hay fever inside a cinema, but he suggested he was affected before he got to the theatre.
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"He's saying he had hay fever. We sat where there was one seat and there's one in between and there's another seat," stated Wright.
"And I remember there was a bit in it, because you know what it was, we can't give spoilers, but I think it was.
"If you can watch that movie and you don't break down, you know what I mean, bam. If you do break down, send us a bunch of flowers."
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Keane may have denied showing his emotions watching Inside Out 2, but he did reveal he cried after watching a video his daughter sent him earlier this week.
"My daughter did a video and I thought it was really lovely,” he stated, as the topic of showing emotions sparked a debate.
Cristiano Ronaldo broke down in tears as he missed a penalty in Portugal’s Euro 2024 last-16 tie against Slovenia, with his response criticised by many observers as the match still had time to run.
Yet the famously competitive Keane insisted players should not be criticised for crying in the heat of competition.
"Isn't it nice to see sports people breaking down at times,” added Keane.
"I can include Katie Taylor in this, a brilliant boxer, getting upset.
"We’ve seen boxers, cricketers and golfers getting upset and it's very rare when they drop their guard, but I think its good when they drop their guard.
"You are on about perception of leaders as if they are amazing and they have all the answers. So when you see the flaws in them, I like to see that as well.
"It's good to see Ronaldo and the so-called leaders have flaws. These leaders are vulnerable, they get upset.
“When I see people crying, a sports person, I don’t think any less of them.”
