"Keane - who FourFourTwo ranked at no.12 in a list of Manchester United's greatest ever-players - won the famous trophy four times with the Red Devils during his 13-year stint at Old Trafford. One of these victories came during the club's historic 1998/99 treble-winning campaign, but Keane and his teammates were infamously denied the opportunity to defend their crown the following season."
"With the Football Association bidding to host the 2006 World Cup, they encouraged Manchester United to give the world's oldest cup competition the swerve and instead play in the inaugural World Team Championship, the forerunner of the Club World Cup. This decision was widely criticised at the time by fans, media and politicians, with the club defending their decision and claiming that they made the decision in the national interest' and had no alternative'"
"Sir Alex Ferguson's team would make the trip to Brazil to play in FIFA's eight-team competition, only to finish third in their group behind Mexican side Necaxa and Vasco da Gama. Keane has now looked back at the club's decision to give up their FA Cup crown with regret in a conversation with his former team-mate Gary Neville on the Stick to Football podcast."
Roy Keane won 12 major honours with Manchester United and lifted the FA Cup four times during a 13-year spell at Old Trafford. One FA Cup victory formed part of United's 1998/99 treble, but the club did not defend the trophy the following season after withdrawing. The Football Association, amid a 2006 World Cup bid, encouraged United to skip the FA Cup and join the inaugural World Team Championship in Brazil. Fans, media and politicians widely criticised the decision, while the club insisted it acted in the national interest and had no alternative. United finished third in their group behind Necaxa and Vasco da Gama. Keane later expressed regret about giving up the FA Cup crown.
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