Midfielder, manager, meme: The many faces of Roy Keane

ONCE upon a time in Cork, a baby was born who would grow up to terrify not just opposition midfielders, but also his own teammates, his managers, and presumably the postman if he happened to take pause and congratulate himself on doing an honest day’s work (It’s his job!!).

His name was Roy Keane. It’s almost impossible to imagine he was once a baby, but a baby he presumably was. Once.

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