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The Irish Sun
18 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
Roy Keane forms unlikely bond with rockstar over shared love of Cork on Stick to Football podcast
MAN UTD icon Roy Keane has formed an unlikely bond with a well know rockstar from a British band. The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr joined the Stick to Football podcast this week and struck an unlikely chord with the Ireland legend. Advertisement 2 Roy Keane on The Overlap was joined on the Overlap by Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr 2 Smiths guitarist Marr admitted the pair have a great relationship as they fondly spoke of county Cork The pair gushed over their shared affection for Cork on the latest Rebel county native Keano has never shy about his roots, and has spoke passionately about Cork over the years, especially when it comes to GAA. But it turns out the city also left a lasting impression on Marr, whose Irish heritage runs deep through his Kildare-born parents. The conversation on the show — hosted by Keane, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright and Jill Scott — naturally drifted toward music, with Marr asked by Neville to compare band dynamics to a football team. Advertisement read more on football Using The Beatles as an example, Marr described Paul McCartney as 'the 12th man" as he praised the legendary scouser. Marr also gave a nod to one of Cork's greatest cultural exports, Rory Gallagher. He said: 'There was an Irish guy, Rory Gallagher, who I used to follow around and go to all his shows, and who I got to know before he passed away. 'He was a beautiful guy, Rory.' Advertisement Most read in Football He also spoke about his close friendship with Keane, who are nearby neighbours in Manchester. The Smiths icon revealed he often bumps into the former Utd skipper while out walking his dog. Roy Keane slams 'LAZY' Kyle Walker for role in Senegal goal vs England as ITV star says 'can't make mistakes like that' He added: 'Sometimes Roy's walking the dogs but often I'm running, because we live near each other. It's a good excuse to stop [running]!' Marr joked. Keane replied, laughing: 'Is that the only reason you stop?!' Advertisement Before Marr continued: 'He'll always go, 'Ah, I don't want to stop you, you're running!' I always say, 'No, no…' We'll have a bit of a chat about football. I was always interested in the dressing room, the dynamic and the chemistry,' 'We'll chat about Ireland, because I'm from an Irish family. We'll talk about Cork and stuff like that — and tea! We're really rock and roll.' The pair's mutual respect was evident throughout, even with Marr's Man City allegiance.
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Who is new Cardiff boss Brian Barry-Murphy?
He is the seventh manager Cardiff City have turned to in the past five years, but just who is Brian Barry-Murphy?The 46-year-old will face the cameras later this week after signing a three-year deal to become the Bluebirds' head coach, leaving his coaching role at Leicester fans will be keen to get to know the person charged with leading the club in League One following their recent relegation from the BBC Sport Wales, picks out some of the more interesting trivia around the new man at Cardiff City is the son of Gaelic sport icon Jimmy Barry-Murphy, who won All-Ireland titles in football and hurling as well as titles as a coach. Roy Keane has previously described him as one of his sporting Cork, he broke through at Cork City as a teenager, with Football Association of Wales chief executive Noel Mooney a former won caps at Under-21 level for the Republic of Ireland, lining up alongside future Cardiff City midfielder Stephen Moyes brought the defensive midfielder over from Ireland when he signed the then 20-year-old for Preston North End in 1999, Barry-Murphy playing once as the Deepdale side won promotion to the second made his English football debut against Wrexham in the EFL Cup – and was sent off against Wrexham later than season in the EFL loan spells at Southend and Hartlepool United, Chris Turner signed him for Sheffield Wednesday as they were relegated from the played under future Wrexham boss Graham Barrow and Wales and Sheffield United assistant Alan Knill at Bury before joining final club Rochdale in 2010. He became a player-coach at Rochdale (above) under Keith Hill – winning promotion to League One in 2014 – before taking charge as manager in 2019. He won six of the final 11 games to keep the side in the third Rochdale side took Manchester United to penalties at Old Trafford in the 2019/20 EFL Cup, 16-year-old Luke Matheson grabbing Dale's equaliser 14 minutes from time.A young Rochdale side – including would-be Wrexham midfielder Ollie Rathbone – also took Newcastle United to an FA Cup replay that same quit Rochdale after they were unable to avoid relegation in his third season, promptly joining Manchester City to replace Enzo Maresca in charge of the side's Under-21/23 sides and winning back-to-back Premier League youth Palmer, Rico Lewis, Oscar Bobb, Romeo Lavia, Liam Delap, Nico O'Reilly and James McAtee are among those who played under Barry-Murphy at City, as did current Cardiff midfielder Alex has two children with TV and radio presenter partner Sarah-Jane Crawford.
Belfast Telegraph
7 days ago
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- Belfast Telegraph
Manchester United squad needs to find the fire of ‘powerful' figures like Roy Keane, says Kleberson
Kleberson has called on Manchester United to show the fighting spirit Roy Keane brought to training games where he smashed his team-mates to the ground to turn their fortunes around. The Brazilian World Cup winner believes his former club need to display the hunger his old captain showed in practice matches as he said they need the sort of forceful characters United had in his day.
The Independent
12-06-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Kleberson on the club legend Man United need to embody to turn their fortunes around
Kleberson has called on Manchester United to show the fighting spirit Roy Keane brought to training games where he smashed his teammates to the ground to turn their fortunes around. The Brazilian World Cup winner believes his former club need to display the hunger his old captain showed in practice matches as he said they need the sort of forceful characters United had in his day. Kleberson joined United in 2003, the year after winning the World Cup, and spent two seasons at Old Trafford. Now he wishes the current side could reach the same standards, whereas United came 15th, their lowest finish in half a century. He said: 'Imagine now to see United play the same way we played all those years ago, we have really good players like Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Roy Keane. That generation, it is powerful, it is really powerful. 'The time I arrived at United, the memories I have is of powerful players. Everyone wants to look [you] in the eyes and we can see the guys are really hungry to win every game. Even the training sessions are like games, I remember Roy Keane smashed some guys to the ground. 'For me it is always special, because I come from the Brazil World Cup team of 2002, I have the opportunity to play with Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, those guys, it is powerful, and then as soon as I get to United there are all those guys like Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville. It is a great opportunity for me.' Kleberson called on today's team to copy their combative former captain Keane and similarly tough characters. He added: 'That's the thing I want to say again: be hungry to fight and compete and win a game. It doesn't matter how you win, like 1-0 or 2-0, but I want those guys who walk on the field, they know what they have to do to win a game and bring the three points back to Carrington.' Kleberson believes his fellow Brazilian Matheus Cunha will prove a fine buy after the forward completed his £62.5m move from Wolves. 'It is a big signing for Manchester United,' he added. 'I am really happy to see Matheus Cunha to play for Manchester United. He has really smart moves without the ball. He can make some runs diagonal, he can get it a lot of time in the final third, his potential to grow in the Premier League is long, he can make much better and United has a tough moment now. They need players like him.' Kleberson feels Ruben Amorim is the right manager for United, despite his difficult start, but feels it is vital he begins next season well. 'I think United trusts a good coach,' he said. 'Now he has a good manager. He gets the team in the middle of the season, it is not easy to find the team to play the way he wants. I talk to Manchester United fans, a lot are upset about the team. The beginning of the season is really important for United now, they don't play a tournament like [the Champions League ]. They can focus on the beginning of the season. They can make it good like pre-season. They can find perfect signings for the club and try to build a good team for 2026.'
News.com.au
12-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
The insult Ange couldn't cop in ‘disaster' showdown with Fergie's Manchester United
Ange Postecoglou's South Melbourne Hellas side trained before Manchester United at the Maracana on the eve of playing one another in the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship of 2000. As superstars like David Beckham and Roy Keane arrived on the fabled pitch in Brazil, the South Melbourne players fawned, more like fans than opponents. Postecoglou was filthy. 'Ange said, 'Get the f*** out of here. Go inside'. He took it as an insult,' Elias Donoudis, there covering the tournament for Greek newspaper Neos Kosmos, said in the Postecoglou biography Angeball. South Melbourne's involvement in that tournament, and Ange's refusal to play the pitiable underdog, was a remarkable early chapter in the Postecoglou story. Having taken an unfancied team to one of football's great cathedrals to play the biggest club in the world, the Australian manager walked away knowing that anything was possible. 'I stared down the beast,' he told the ABC in 2015, the same year he led the Socceroos to Asian Cup glory. 'After that, I had nothing to fear.' South Melbourne's path to the tournament was rather more humble, coming via the 1999 OFC Club Championship in Fiji. The back-to-back NSL champions beat Malaita Eagles of the Solomon Islands (2-1) and Konica FC of American Samoa (10-0) in Group A, then breezed by AS Venus of Tahiti 3-0 in the semi-finals. Local hope Nadi was beaten 5-1 in the final, thanks to goals from Steve Iosifidis, David Clarkson, Michael Curcija, Vaughan Coveny and Steve Panopoulos. It was a tougher game than the scoreline indicated. 'Just to qualify for the tournament was surreal,' Hellas winger Goran Lozanovski said, per Football Nation Radio. 'We had to play this local Fijian side to qualify and it was the toughest game we had played in. The grass was thick and there were toads jumping on the ground. 'But we wanted that win badly because we knew what the end result would be.' Afterwards, the players sang Peter Allen's I go to Rio in their dressing room. Qualification for the Club World Championship meant the trip of a lifetime, plus a $4 million participation windfall for South Melbourne. And for Postecoglou, it was about respect after Hellas' championships were given limited recognition within Australian football, let alone the broader public. 'When are we going to get the recognition we deserve, because this team has been on top for two years,' he told reporters before attending the draw. 'I am flying to Brazil tomorrow because we are one of the eight teams in the world playing in this world club competition. This tournament is the most important thing in club football in this country for years, if ever, and these young men are setting new standards out there, but they don't get the recognition.' They were drawn in Group B against United, fresh from their iconic 1999 treble, plus a hometown Vasco da Gama side boasting Romario, and Mexican club Necaxa; the South American and North American continental champions respectively. Real Madrid (UEFA), Al-Nassr (AFC) and Raja Casablanca (CAF) were in Group A along with Corinthians, the host and reigning Brazilian champion. Far from the delirium of the Aussies, United were there under duress and had to forfeit their FA Cup defence in the name of currying favour (in vain) with FIFA. 'It turned out to be a disaster for us,' manager Sir Alex Ferguson told club magazine Inside United. 'We did it to help England's World Cup bid and that was the political situation. 'I regretted it because we got nothing but stick and terrible criticism for not being in the FA Cup when really, it wasn't our fault at all. 'The Football Association and the government felt that playing in this tournament would help England's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. 'There was a lot of undue criticism — but it was a great two-week break.' Nearly everyone of note in England gave their two pence, accusing United of 'disrespecting' or even 'killing' the FA Cup. 'If they don't play this year, they should never play again,' cricket great Ian Botham declared. Beckham also remembers the misgivings over United's participation. 'To be honest, it was something we talked about in the dressing room as much as everyone else did outside Old Trafford,' Beckham wrote in Inside United. 'We were looking forward to going to Brazil, looking forward to playing clubs from all over the world. But nobody was happy about missing out on the FA Cup. 'It didn't feel right not to defend the trophy. Perhaps we could have been given a bye through to the fourth round while we were away and joined when we came back, I don't know. That was for the FA and the club to sort out.' But an experience that was trifling to United's highly-paid stars was unforgettable for the South Melbourne boys. They travelled business class, took a large entourage of family and friends, dined with controversial FIFA president Sepp Blatter and stayed in a glitzy mountaintop hotel in Rio. 'We were like kings. We couldn't believe it,' striker John Anastasiadis said in Angeball. Postecoglou's side was decent but also outmatched. Their opening game against Vasco da Gama drew 66,000 people to the Maracana and they were in full voice as South Melbourne sat terrified in their dressing room, where the ceiling was visibly shaking. 'We're pretty much sh**ting ourselves,' Hellas defender Steve Iosifidis recalled in Angeball. Postecoglou played the Hunters and Collectors anthem Holy Grail to snap them out of it. In a manner that would later become world famous, he told them to be proud and enjoy the game. Still, the semi-pros of South Melbourne were facing Brazilian heroes who had graced their bedroom walls. 'We were ready to go to war,' Iosifidis said. 'As soon as we walked out there though, reality hit, mate. It was pretty funny. 'One of my best mates at the time was Steve Panopoulos, and I remember we were setting up for a corner. He goes to me, 'You mark Romario, I'll mark Edmundo'. I looked away and then I glanced back at him and said, 'You realise, we're from the suburbs? And all of a sudden we're marking these world-class players?' 'I had a poster of Romario on my bedroom wall. It was so surreal.' South Melbourne held firm for nearly an hour and Vasco da Gama's fans booed their side off at halftime. They eventually beat the Aussie underdogs 2-0. United, meanwhile had drawn 1-1 beforehand against Necaxa, with Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich between the posts. Bozza wasn't happy when Beckham was sent off for a high challenge on Jose Milian, claiming the opposition player had feigned injury to get the megastar dismissed. 'It was pathetic from the Mexican player,' Bosnich said. United were already on the back foot and their campaign went to hell with a 3-1 loss to Vasco da Gama, in which Romario scored a brace. Hellas, meanwhile, got a flash of glory in their match against Necaxa. Anastasiadis walked on to the Maracana with a simple pre-game message from Postecoglou: 'Go out and score today.' He did. 'When I scored, I pointed to him. It was an unbelievable moment, to see your name on the Maracana scoreboard,' Anastasiadis said in Angeball. It was a 3-1 loss for South Melbourne and with the top team of each group progressing to the final, both Hellas and United were out of contention before playing their last match. Ferguson was by then clutching for niceties. 'It's been fantastic here – what a chance for us to come out and get some sun,' he told the BBC. 'Back home we would have been freezing our toes off. Playing in the Maracana stadium – that's an experience that probably 90 per cent of the top players in the world don't get. 'It's been well organised, the Brazilian people have looked after us very well. On the playing side, we wish we had been better.' Criticism of the Red Devils' presence in Rio reached fever pitch back in England as the Hellas showdown approached. The Daily Mirror branded it 'the most meaningless football game in history … the result is irrelevant, as neither team can make the final of this absurd tournament anyway. Nobody will turn up to watch it, nobody will tune in to see it and nobody cares what happens.' Yet for Postecoglou, it was invaluable. He got to spend about 15 minutes with Ferguson. 'He was kind with his time when he didn't have to be, and there are plenty I've come across that aren't kind with their time,' Postecoglou told 'That leaves an impression on you as well, because you go, 'I don't want to be like that'. You realise that and think, I don't want anyone to think that about me. So the fact that he spent 10, 15 minutes talking to a young manager, I was 34 at the time, it was significant. 'We were walking to a press conference, and he said, 'You're never going to like this stuff, I hate it'. 'So I hung on his every word, but more important was the impression he made on me that if you can do that to a person, that person then leaves thinking or feeling like you've given them that time of day, and that has an unbelievable effect, because you're not just representing yourself. 'He's representing his football club at the time and all these other things. So yeah, those kinds of things leave a mark on you.' Ferguson wasn't so generous as to field a full-strength team, with his tournament effectively over. Jonathan Greening, Danny Higginbotham and Ronnie Wallwork were a few of the names on the team sheet for a fixture that United's yearbook later deemed to have 'an unmistakeable aura of anticlimax'. The game drew 25,000 fans, allegedly. Yet it was a big moment for Postecoglou and an early nod to his philosophy. He refused to be conservative and though Hellas fell to 2-0 via a Quinton Fortune brace inside 20 minutes, his side played attacking football throughout and created chances. Coveny and Curcija very nearly scored in the second half. Coveny lobbed United goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw, only for his shot to inexplicably hit both posts. Ferguson noticed. 'He said to me that we did very well,' Postecoglou said, per the Herald Sun. 'He also said, 'I bet you I get a question about Beckham, even though he was only on for 14 minutes'.' Having given a good account of themselves, South Melbourne's players marched to the United dressing room to swap jerseys. They weren't met entirely well by the big-money stars, until hard-nosed captain Roy Keane told them to pull their heads in. 'There was a bit of sarcasm from the United players when we came in,' Lozanovski said. 'Would you believe Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] and Andy Cole were giggling, going, 'Look at these amateurs'. 'But Roy Keane walks in and really put them in their place, telling them to be respectful. I have the utmost respect for Roy, he was a complete gentleman.' Panopoulos got Beckham's jersey. Becks and his United teammates were by then sick of their Brazilian holiday. The tournament ended with a scoreless draw between Vasco da Gama and Corinthians; Vasco da Gama won 4-3 on penalties to become the inaugural champion. 'I couldn't wait to get back to some mud, wind and rain, to get on with the rest of the season,' Beckham said. 'We might not have had the FA Cup to look forward to but while we'd been away, no other team had been able to catch up: the premiership was there to be won.' And it was. United defended their Premier League crown in a canter, despite being second at the turn of the new year, finishing 18 points ahead of Arsenal. South Melbourne, meanwhile, weren't able to go on to a hat-trick of NSL titles. Postecoglou remembers the season being a write-off around the excitement of the Brazil adventure. 'There was a fair bit of prize money at stake for a club like ours,' Postecoglou said earlier this year ahead of an FA Cup clash against Tamworth. 'Qualifying for that tournament probably destroyed our domestic season because from the moment we qualified our players just didn't want to risk getting injured and were just not interested in our league season. We had a disaster that season, they just didn't want to miss out on playing. 'We ended up losing 2-0 on the day [against Manchester United] but we gave a decent account of ourselves considering the difference. 'Some of my players, who were semi-pro but good footballers, probably played the games of their lives that day.' And Postecoglou tasted the big time. So began his remarkable ascent in the world game. It was incredible symmetry that his finest moment in club football came against United, 25 years later, when he led Tottenham Hotspur past the Red Devils in the Europa League final. Ferguson was there watching.
