Roy Keane recalls Eamon Dunphy fallout

Roy Keane has revealed that the ghostwriter of his first autobiography, Eamon Dunphy, "didn’t help" in a hearing which resulted in the Corkman receiving a five-match ban for his tackle on Alfe-Inge Haaland.

Roy Keane recalls Eamon Dunphy fallout

The Football Association imposed the suspension, along with a £150,000 fine, after the book made it appear that his red-card tackle on Haaland in 2011 was premeditated.

Keane explains the hearing in his new book, The Second Half, due to be released on Thursday: “Jim Sturman [the judge] had an easy day. I think he enjoyed it, as a Tottenham fan.

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