The Corkman believes the showpiece Final to be the best live sporting spectacle
The subject of great live sporting events was broached at the beginning of the podcast with co-hosts Gary Neville, Jill Scott, Ian Wright bringing up events such as Wimbledon, the Super Bowl, the darts, snooker, basketball, etc.
But before they could move on to a different topic, Keane had to mention the All-Ireland Hurling Final as one of the best live sporting spectacles.READ MORE: Roy Keane shows no sympathy for Spanish players out of Euro 2024 semi-finalsKeane said: "A sporting occasion - the hurling on All-Ireland final day in Ireland, as a live sport, it's brilliant.
"It's got speed, it's high scoring, it's an amateur sport; these are amateurs, these guys," Keane explained. Gary Neville chimed in, retelling the time when the Overlap tried out playing hurling: "We actually did a thing over in Ireland, where we did it, and I actually did it from the halfway line, but he was actually very good.Neville was recalling the time the Overlap went on tour to Dublin where himself, Keane, and Jamie Carragher got to try to play hurling on a Croke Park pitch alongside hurling legends TJ Reid and Keane's fellow Corkman Jimmy Barry Murphy.
Neville explained: "We met a player, and he was built like a tank. He had like a goalkeeper frame, or centre half type of frame - massive."Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.
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