Mick McCarthy has revealed that he gave up on the Saipan film after just 20 minutes. The movie, which depicts the infamous fallout between McCarthy and Roy Keane before the 2002 World Cup, was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy’s falling out is the subject of a new film - Getty Images/Lorraine O'Sullivan It appears early on. A ...

The teaser trailer for "Saipan," the upcoming film exploring the events surrounding Roy Keane’s dramatic departure from Ireland’s 2002 World Cup squad, was released today, Monday, June 23. "Saipan" ...

‘Stick your World Cup up your arse.’ You don’t need to be a football fan, or even have been alive during the battle of wills at Saipan to be glued to the screen waiting for those immortal words.

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For all the debate about the fictionalisation of a football event people feel intensely about, and how some figures are represented, there might be a considerable irony to the film Saipan. It may have ...

We’ve got out hands on a brand new trailer for the upcoming football drama Saipan, which tells the true story of the Irish national football team’s preparations for the 2002 World Cup. Éanna Hardwicke ...

Roy Keane joined Manchester United from Nottingham Forest in 1993 for a then-British record £3.75 million and went on to define one of the club’s most dominant eras. Across all competitions, Keane ...

In the summer of 2002, a dispute inside the Republic of Ireland’s football camp spiralled into a national controversy. Few sporting rows have lodged themselves in the Irish imagination as stubbornly ...

In May 2002, Roy Keane, the captain of Manchester United and a leading figure in world football, arrived at the Republic of Ireland's training base in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana ...

You know that feeling when you think you’re in the right, but someone else’s point of view is ultimately more precise? It’s not always a fun experience to admit when you’re wrong, especially when your ...