Roy Keane: Ireland players need 'courage...and balls' to beat Italy

"Sacrifices - you've got to make sacrifices for your team. Does that answer your question? What do you think I would do?"

Roy Keane: Ireland players need 'courage...and balls' to beat Italy

Roy Keane has told the Republic of Ireland's players to be prepared to "take out" an opponent if they need to in their do-or-die Euro 2016 battle with Italy.

The Republic face the Group E winners in Lille on Wednesday evening knowing anything less than victory will end their participation in the tournament in the wake of Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Belgium.

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