Soc: Manchester United to play Celtic in Keane testimonial

AAP Sports News (Australia), March, 2006

AAP Sports News (Australia) 03-31-2006 Soc: Manchester United to play Celtic in Keane testimonial GLASGOW, March 30 Reuters - Celtic will play Manchester United in Roy Keane's testimonial at Old Trafford on May 9. Former United captain Keane, who joined Celtic in December after leaving United, said: "I am grateful to Manchester United for awarding me a testimonial game and to Celtic for agreeing to participate in it. "I look forward to returning to Old Trafford to express my appreciation to the fans for the support that they have given me over the last 12 years," the 34-year-old former Ireland captain said. United manager Alex Ferguson, who signed Keane from Nottingham Forest in 1993 for a then British record 3.75 million pounds ($A9 million), said:...

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