Michael Keane

**boovidge** · 20/09/2011, 9:27 AM

In Man United's squad for their game against Leeds tonight.

**bwagner** · 20/09/2011, 11:28 AM

what about william? Michael is the irish one right?

**Crosby87** · 20/09/2011, 11:48 AM

Yes, the next generation of Keane.

**paul_oshea** · 20/09/2011, 11:58 AM

Is he a nosey neighbour?

**Dunners** · 20/09/2011, 2:35 PM

William is his English brother

**Longfordian** · 20/09/2011, 3:01 PM

Yes William is his English twin brother! He's in the squad too. I've seen Michael Keane in United Reserve/Youth games a few times. He didn't stand out greatly but must be doing something right.

**AlaskaFox** · 20/09/2011, 6:25 PM

On the bench

**ArdeeBhoy** · 21/09/2011, 1:15 AM

Weird that two brothers would declare for two different countries, especially twins...

**theworm2345** · 21/09/2011, 1:49 AM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Weird that two brothers would declare for two different countries, especially twins...

Not necessarily, especially if they're identical twins sometimes they will do just about anything to get something that sets them apart. Deep down they probably do have the same allegiance at heart. Imagine the nightmare a commentator would have if these two and Fabio and Rafael were ever in the same 11.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 21/09/2011, 8:30 AM

.....

**paul_oshea** · 21/09/2011, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

Not necessarily, especially if they're identical twins sometimes they will do just about anything to get something that sets them apart. Deep down they probably do have the same allegiance at heart. Imagine the nightmare a commentator would have if these two and Fabio and Rafael were ever in the same 11.

Commentators wet dream.

Are you a twin wormie?!

**Irwin3** · 21/09/2011, 11:52 AM

It's weird enough with brothers playing for different countries but twins is even stranger. I think there was a quote where Michael couldn't get his head round the fact that Will doesn't feel Irish.

**theworm2345** · 21/09/2011, 3:42 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Commentators wet dream.

Are you a twin wormie?!

Nope, I've just known a few who tried everything to be different from each other.

**tricky_colour** · 21/09/2011, 5:33 PM

Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy

Weird that two brothers would declare for two different countries, especially twins...

Brothers playing for different countries isn’t as unusual as one might expect, most recently there has been Christian Vieri (Italy) and his brother Max (Australia), Tim Cahill (Australia) and brother Chris (Samoa), Steve Mandanda (France) and Parfait (DR Congo), José Luís Vidigal (Portugal) and Lito (Angola), Joseph Kizito (Uganda) and brother Manfred (Rwanda), and closer to home Joe and Steve Gallen (Ireland u21) and their brother Kevin (England u21). The 2010 World Cup also saw Germany’s Jerome Boateng and Ghana’s Kevin-Prince Boateng take to the pitch to face each other in a group game.

**theworm2345** · 21/09/2011, 5:59 PM

Originally Posted by tricky_colour

Brothers playing for different countries isn’t as unusual as one might expect, most recently there has been Christian Vieri (Italy) and his brother Max (Australia), Tim Cahill (Australia) and brother Chris (Samoa), Steve Mandanda (France) and Parfait (DR Congo), José Luís Vidigal (Portugal) and Lito (Angola), Joseph Kizito (Uganda) and brother Manfred (Rwanda), and closer to home Joe and Steve Gallen (Ireland u21) and their brother Kevin (England u21). The 2010 World Cup also saw Germany’s Jerome Boateng and Ghana’s Kevin-Prince Boateng take to the pitch to face each other in a group game.

Jon Nurse (Dagenham and Redbridge) plays for Barbados while his brother Chris Nurse (U.S. minor leagues) plays for Guyana. The two actually played against each other two weeks ago in a World Cup Qualifier.

**AlaskaFox** · 21/09/2011, 6:13 PM

Originally Posted by tricky_colour

Brothers playing for different countries isn’t as unusual as one might expect, most recently there has been Christian Vieri (Italy) and his brother Max (Australia), Tim Cahill (Australia) and brother Chris (Samoa), Steve Mandanda (France) and Parfait (DR Congo), José Luís Vidigal (Portugal) and Lito (Angola), Joseph Kizito (Uganda) and brother Manfred (Rwanda), and closer to home Joe and Steve Gallen (Ireland u21) and their brother Kevin (England u21). The 2010 World Cup also saw Germany’s Jerome Boateng and Ghana’s Kevin-Prince Boateng take to the pitch to face each other in a group game.

Thanks for quoting me without the link

**Crosby87** · 22/09/2011, 12:37 AM

I think this has officially surpassed "Worm talks about his upcoming College exams" as the most boring thread in the history of Footie, if not the whole internet. Did Cahills brother REALLY play for Samoa? Come on now no Fing chance Jo played for Uganda whist Manfred played for Rwanda!
"POSH mentions try with Bi Lesbians" was a close second though in fairness it excited me. And of course, it was a moment, not a thread.

**Longfordian** · 22/09/2011, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

Not necessarily, especially if they're identical twins sometimes they will do just about anything to get something that sets them apart. Deep down they probably do have the same allegiance at heart. Imagine the nightmare a commentator would have if these two and Fabio and Rafael were ever in the same 11.

They're not identical.

**Royal rover** · 22/09/2011, 12:07 PM

their father is from dublin - both played gaelic in manchester in their youth until united made them stop - michael has more of a chance of making the breakthrough at united than Will