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More than 20 years on, the Irish are still divided over the events that unfolded on the Japanese Island of Saipan back in 2002. The Saipan incident was a public quarrel between the Republic of Ireland's captain Roy Keane and manager Mick McCarthy. The bust-up occurred while the team were preparing for the upcoming 2002 World Cup on the Japanese Island with the pair disagreeing about strategy, training conditions and travel arrangements ahead of the upcoming tournament. Keane who was without a doubt Ireland's best player at the time ended...
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