During the 2002 World Cup , Roy Keane walked out on his Ireland squad during the tournament. He had fallen out with manager Mick McCarthy. Reportedly the argument stemmed over ‘how Irish’ McCarthy was. He also blamed poor pre-World Cup preparations by Mick McCarthy. This is an invalid reason to walk out on your country and a very thin excuse for a man who, it appears, thought he was bigger than his International team.
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