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Eamon Doggett

Roy Keane appears to refuse to take fan selfie at NFL match in another classic moment

Roy Keane didn't appear to take kindly to a fan appearing to ask for a selfie as the Corkman tried to watch a NFL match on Sunday.

The former Ireland captain was in attendance as the Green Bay Packers took on the New York Giants at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Keane is a fan of American football but not a fan of people asking him for selfies. He has previously said: “Being in the public eye, I detest it, I hate it.

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“There’s nothing worse than people coming up to you but listen, people can be polite too. However, sticking a phone into your face or following you with a camera is not on.

“If you said no to their request, people would then think you’re rude. I’d be going, ‘I’m the rude one? You’re coming up to me with a phone?’

"There are really good fans – I bumped into a United fan who showed me his tattoo and he just said, ‘alright’ and walked on.

"I was thinking, that’s a proper fan. People who invade your privacy with a phone or jersey, I think they’re just annoying.”

With this in mind, Keane's reaction was not surprising when a fan approached him in the stands as he tried to watch the NFL match on Sunday.

Keane, 51, looked irritated by the request and seemed to tell the fan that he was watching the match.

As the fan left him alone, Keane folded his arms and seemed to give out about the incident.

Luckily it was captured by an ITV camera at the game to the joy of many social media users.

One said: "Roy Keane at the NFL with the hardest hit of the afternoon."

While another said: "Roy Keane refusing some fan a selfie at #NFLLondon is just pure Roy Keane."

Roy Keane is already somewhat known for his dislike of selfies, with a Twitter account, titled 'Can I Have a Photo Roy', which shows photos of Keane not always looking happy in fan selfies, having close to 30,000 followers.

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