McCarthy gives his side of Saipan story

MICK MCCARTHY has revealed that the FAI scored a serious own-goal during his World Cup showdown with Roy Keane.

The Republic of Ireland boss has given his version of the storm in Saipan completing a hat-trick of accounts after Keane and Niall Quinn's respective autobiographies.

McCarthy says he was livid when he discovered that the association went behind his back and sent a final squad list to FIFA, including Keane's name, before the Irish manager knew his fiery captain had changed his mind and wanted to stay.