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MANCHESTER UNITED LEGEND ROY KEANE WILL BE COVERING THE EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL FOR CBS SPORTS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT 23:00, 20 May 2025 Manchester United legend Roy Keane has already insisted that

he will not have split loyalties on Wednesday night when he covers the Europa League final, but he may not be over the moon if the Reds are victorious. Keane remains a legend at Old Trafford

and his name is regularly sung by the Stretford End, even to this day. The Irishman made 479 appearances for United and won a host of accolades including; seven Premier League titles, the

Champions League, four FA Cups and four Community Shields. Despite such a historic run with United and him being a clear favourite with the fanbase, he has regularly admitted that he does

not support the team. His loyalties as a child were actually with United's Europa League final opponents Tottenham Hotspur. As quoted at a charity event by the Daily Mail in 2015, Keane

explained: "Just because I played for Manchester United didn't mean I was a fan of the team. When I played for Rockmount, one of my teammate's fathers used to bring me to

training and he supported Tottenham. "That's where it started, I liked their players, the likes of Glenn Hoddle and Clive Allen. But after I'd come back from trial at

Nottingham Forest, Spurs offered me a trial. "I turned it down because Forest had been good to me, I liked the club and felt some loyalty to them. I had a soft spot for Spurs, and still

do." Keane would reiterate his support for Spurs in 2023 on the Stick to Football podcast when he told Ian Wright: "I am a Spurs fan. I played for Man United but Spurs are my

team." The 53-year-old has backtracked slightly on his support for Tottenham recently and instead named another team that he follows. Again though, that club was not United. "I

don’t have that [affinity] with the clubs I’ve played for," he told the Stick to Football podcast in February. "I don’t support Manchester United, absolutely not. I don’t support

Nottingham Forest. "No, you feel you have more of an insight with how it works at the club and the expectations, but I wouldn’t say that I’m a fan – their results don’t make or break my

weekend. I wouldn’t go home going: 'Get in there, that was a great win.' "You're going on about growing up watching teams, the team I have a soft spot for is Juventus. I

like Juventus, I've always had a soft spot for Juventus." Keane will be making his CBS Sport debut on Wednesday night when he joins their team for the Europa League final. He will

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