Keane to fund elite UCC soccer scholarship

Soccer legend Roy Keane has put his money where his mouth is to help develop a new crop of homegrown soccer talent.

The former Ireland and Manchester United star, turned Premier League manager and pundit, has agreed to fund an elite soccer scholarship at University College Cork.

The Roy Keane UCC Sport 100 Soccer Scholarship is one of two scholarships announced by the university yesterday as part of its centenary of sport celebrations.