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Robert Hynes

Roy Keane gives brilliantly typical Irish answer to Monday Night Football question

Roy Keane is a big NFL fan and took in the clash between the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants in London over the weekend.

The Manchester United attended the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where he appeared to turn down a fan's request for a selfie.

Keane was back on punditry duty with Sky Sports for the Monday Night Football clash between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.

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Presenter David Jones asked the proud Cork native if the the Super Bowl was the one big sporting event he would choose to go if given the choice.

However, Keane was quick to pick out that he'd much prefer to go to Croke Park to watch the Rebels play on All-Ireland final day.

He said: "The Super Bowl in America is fantastic, or any American football game in America.

"But sporting occasion... I do have to say that the hurling All-Ireland final is just really hard to beat, it's a great day out, especially if Cork were playing, obviously my home town."

And a number of GAA fans took to social media to agree with the former Republic of Ireland captain.

One said: "He's right! What an occasion. No sporting atmosphere can ever come close in terms of passion, noise, colour, or sorrow."

Another commented: "He's not wrong. nothing beats it."

Someone else tweeted: "Absolutely yes a fantastic sporting occasion ,the best."

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