PROBLEMS

Last updated : 24 September 2002 By Editor

From The Guardian:

‘Keane is appealing against two FA charges of bringing the game into disrepute relating to an incident with then-Manchester City skipper Alfie Haaland last year. The Football Association revealed last week that the midfielder has denied the allegations made against him 19 days ago.

The governing body's statement read: "We can confirm that Roy Keane has denied two charges of bringing the game into disrepute (breach of FA Rule E1).

"Both charges, brought against the Manchester United player by The FA on 4 September, relate to an incident with Manchester City's Alf Inge Haaland during the Manchester United v Manchester City FA Premier League fixture on 21 April, 2001. The first charge follows the challenge itself on Haaland, which is now alleged to have been improperly motivated, with an apparent element of revenge. The second charge relates to Roy Keane allegedly publishing, for financial profit or reward, an account in his autobiography, in which he speaks of a desire to exact revenge on Haaland, therefore bringing the game into disrepute."