Roy Keane takes Paddy Power to court over ‘Braveheart’ ad

Roy Keane has gone to court in a row over the use of his face in a mocked-up image of Braveheart as part of bookmaker Paddy Power’s advertising.

The Republic of Ireland assistant manager’s legal action was yesterday admitted to the big business division of the High Court at the Commercial Court.

Mr Keane claims his constitutional rights were breached when Paddy Power used his face on a mocked-up image of Braveheart prior to the Ireland-Scotland European Championship qualifier without his prior knowledge or consent.