New Euro 2016 rules could see referees send players off before the match even starts

Should an Irish player get sent off for fighting in the tunnel at the Stade de France before our Euro 2016 finals kick off against Sweden in June, I can tell you even now who’ll be to blame.

New Euro 2016 rules could see referees send players off before the match even starts
Sat, 05 Mar, 2016 - 00:00
Liam Mackey
Liam Mackey

Roy Keane, that’s who.

Well, sort of.

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CourtsSports ColumnistsEuro 2016Roy KeanePlace: Stade de FrancePlace: CardiffPlace: BelfastPerson: Roy KeanePerson: David EllerayPerson: EllerayPerson: Patrick VieiraPerson: Patrick NelsonEvent: Euro 2016Event: European championshipOrganisation: SwedenOrganisation: Premier LeagueOrganisation: International Football Association BoardOrganisation: IFABOrganisation: IFAOrganisation: FIFAOrganisation: UEFA
<p>BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, left, and FAI chief executive officer David Courell during Saturday's press conference at Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile</p>

Ireland? I will not be watching this team again. My children can decide for themselves

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