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Fair Game
1994
“Anger. Management.”
Saipan (2025)
November 8, 20251h 31mEN
6.0
6 votes
Overview
On the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Irish captain Roy Keane forfeits his place in the squad at the team's preparation base in Saipan, following a heated disagreement with manager Mick McCarthy.
Director
Lisa Barros D'SaWriter
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Original Language
English
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Production Companies
Northern Ireland ScreenFís Éireann/Screen IrelandWild Atlantic PicturesFine Point Films
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6.0Talk about open goal? I remember the controversy back in 2002 as the Irish team struggled to prepare for their World Cup campaign. You’d also have had to have been living under a large rock not to have known that Roy Keane was an independently minded individual whom even Alex Ferguson had difficulty in keeping under control, and that Mick McCarthy (Steve Coogan) was charged with managing a national side with less resources that the average English championship side. When they arrive in Saipan, they discover a pitch better suited for sheep, an hotel that had seen better days and believe it or n…
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