Irish Sunday Mirror

Boss was taking the Mick

Roy quit World Cup over fake injury claim Attack victim Clark fit for pre-season

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and cones. But the 46-year-old has revealed the real root of his fury came from accusation­s he faked injuries to miss internatio­nal matches. Keane told an ITV Sports podcast: “What made me angry and disappoint­ed is when you get accused of something by your manager in front of a group of players, you’re going to react. I reacted. “As a senior player and captain, I felt they were lies. To be accused of missing a game because of an injury I supposedly didn’t have, believe it or not I let people off lightly. There could have been a lot more trouble should we say.” news@irishmirro­r.ie

Roy Keane

Chris Cashen, chair of judges; Ann Marie Lenihan, Newsbrands Ireland chief, and Tierna Brazil and Lauren Kavanagh from winners PHD Media

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in Spain last weekend. He was targeted in Magaluf, Majorca, but it’s understood he didn’t lose consciousn­ess. OUTSPOKEN
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IRELAND soccer star Ciaran Clark, left, is expected to be fully fit for Newcastle United’s pre-season after being attacked

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