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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Miguel Delaney

What Keane and McCarthy’s absurd row in Saipan tells us about Irish identity and principles

For all the debate about the fictionalisation of a football event people feel intensely about, and how some figures are represented, there might be a considerable irony to the film Saipan. It may have revealed something new.

While it’s hard to say whether ‘spoilers’ can apply to real history, and one where people have argued about fine details for two decades, it is probably apt here. So consider this fair warning.

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