Keane softens on Saipan vow

Cork-born Roy Keane had vowed never to play for the Republic again after storming out of Mick McCarthy's training squad in Saipan amid accusations of a lack of professionalism in Ireland's World Cup preparations.

Tue, 20 Apr, 2004 - 16:06

Since then, the 32-year-old has had major hip surgery which threatened his career.

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