Soc: Captain Roy Keane leaves Manchester United

AAP Sports News (Australia), November, 2005

> AAP Sports News (Australia) 11-18-2005 Soc: Captain Roy Keane leaves Manchester United LONDON, Nov 18 Reuters - Manchester United captain Roy Keane is leaving after more than 12 years at the club. Midfielder Keane, 34, joined the former champions in 1993 from Nottingham Forest for a then British record fee and has been the linchpin of Britain's most famous club for a decade. "Manchester United has today reached agreement with Roy Keane for Roy to leave the club with immediate effect," the club said in a statement. "The agreement allows Roy to sign a long-term deal with another club to enable him to secure his playing career beyond what would have been the end of his contract at United in the summer." The Irishman bowed out of...

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