Keane: I would have got jail for my tackling

SUNDERLAND manager Roy Keane admits he would have gone to prison had Sepp Blatter’s demand for some tackles to be made a criminal offence come into force while he was a player.

FIFA president Blatter wants those who deliberately make dangerous challenges to face legal action.

Keane was one of the finest midfield tacklers of his generation but there were occasions when the former Manchester United captain went over the top.

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