{
  "id": 8881303,
  "title": "Keane presence at Celtic Park defeat played down - gossip",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/keane-presence-at-celtic-park-defeat-played-down-gossip-8881303",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T08:31:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/keane-presence-celtic-park-defeat-083108726.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the aftermath of Celtic's defeat to Rangers, speculation arose about the presence of former midfielder Roy Keane at the game. However, Keane himself clarified on the Stick to Football podcast that his attendance had no hidden agenda or intent to replace the manager. Reacting to the loss, the manager, Martin O'Neill, described the situation as the \"ups and downs of football.\" Considering Keane's last managerial role was 15 years ago, the notion of him taking charge of the team again seemed preposterous, but with the current management at Celtic, anything could potentially happen due to the way the club operates. Despite publicly defending their summer signings, O'Neill had privately expressed his disappointment as he admitted the current squad lacked the strength compared to the end of the previous season. Former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie criticized assistant manager Shaun Maloney, stating that he was present on the touchline during winning matches but seemed to disappear when the team was losing.",
  "summary": "Despite many putting two-and-two together following Roy Keane's appearance at Sunday's defeat by Rangers, the former Celtic midfielder and friend of under pressure current boss Martin O'Neill made it abundantly clear on the most recent Stick to Football podcast he would never attend a game with the ulterior motive of replacing a manager. Reacting to Celtic's defeat by Rangers, Roy Keane remarked…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Keane presence at Celtic Park defeat played down - gossip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/keane-presence-at-celtic-park-defeat-played-down-gossip",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:48:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}