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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Larry Ryan

Ref, I barely brushed him! The artist who’s painted all of Roy Keane’s red cards

David Elleray sends Keane off in the 1999 FA Cup semi final replay.
Red menace … David Elleray sends Keane off in the 1999 FA Cup semi final replay. Photograph: Seánie Harte

Across his career in the 1990s and early 2000s, Roy Keane, the Ireland and Manchester United footballer, was a widely decorated midfielder with a relentless will to win. He also had his share of controversies, which included being famously sent off on several occasions.

These have now been documented in Irish painter Seánie Harte’s Red Card series, which marks the 11 times Keane received his marching orders while playing for Manchester United.

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