Keane lure draws Gibraltar’s Higginbotham

Roy Keane’s former recruit Danny Higginbotham admits the spicy Euro 2016 draw could persuade him to extend his international career with Gibraltar.

The 35-year-old — retired from club football — is the nephew of Gibraltar boss Allen Bula and made his international debut last November against Slovakia. That unlikely bow book-ended a long club career that involved stints under Ireland assistant boss Keane at Sunderland and Scotland boss Gordon Strachan at Southampton.

“It’s going to be difficult for me to quit before the qualifiers take place because the games against Scotland and Ireland would be so special to be involved in,” he said. “It’s wasn’t the international side of things that I’d had enough of. It was the domestic game. I’ve also been asked to be part of the coaching team so I’ve got a lot of decisions to make over the next few months.”