Saipan – Rebel Without A Ball

As the 2022 World Cup gets under way in Qatar, this documentary goes back 20 years to re-tell the story of Roy Keane’s departure from the 2002 World Cup in Japan. With the help of Jason McAteer, Shay Given, Stephanie Roche, Bertie Ahern, Paul Kimmage and Mario Rosenstock, the film doesn’t just look at what happened in Saipan, but also raises bigger questions about how far Ireland could have progressed if Keane (right) hadn’t left the squad, and how that would have affected the team — and the country.