A day that shook the nation - Roy Keane leaves the Republic of Ireland World Cup squad in May 2002

Tony O'Donoghue's report on Roy Keane's shock departure from the Republic of Ireland World Cup squad after a row with manager Mick McCarthy, 20 years ago this week | Read Tony's first-person account of the Saipan affair on the RTÉ Sport site and RTÉ News app from Sunday www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/
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[@catherinemorey9289]

Roy keane called it absolutely spot on regarding training facilities in saipan for Ireland Football Team!!! Mick Mccarthy being a dour Yorkshire man buried his head in the sand and couldn't acknowledge Roy Keane had made the right assessment of the situation and Mccarthy due to his personal and professional naivety felt threatened by Roy's confident experienced judgement and sent Roy on the plane home!!! An Ireland Football Team without the Legend that was Roy Keane is a shadow of a team !!! Red Devil Ant

[@shanet5604]

Gary Kelly ! Such a suck up,nearly cost us qualifying when he was sent off against Holland !

[@conorcassidy7112]

Was someone called up to replace Keane in the squad?

[@brendankeane5207]

Conor healy but FIFA wouldn't allow it because the deadline of submitting the final squad had already passed

[@shanet5604]

@@brendankeane5207David Healy ??

[@grahamandrewsharpe1941]

@@shanet5604You mean Colin Healy.

[@shanet5604]

@@grahamandrewsharpe1941 Doh,thinking of the northern Irish lad !

[@davidofergals6947]

Disgrace to his country.