Monday, May 15, 2006

Diadora gives a prize to Roy Keane






May 10, 2006 – Manchester, EnglandAn exhibition match between Manchester United and Celtic Glasgow was played yesterday evening at the city's Old Trafford Stadium in honour of a player widely accepted as the symbol of both teams in different moments of his long career: Roy Keane. After breaking into Premier League play with Nottingham Forest, in 1993 the colourful Irishman began playing for the Man U Red Devils, where he won the Premier League Championship 7 times, 3 England Cups, 1 Champion's League Cup, and the 1999 Intercontinental Cup in the next thirteen years before finally coming to play in Glasgow.Yesterday evening's match was attended by over 75,000 fans cheering their idol. Both teams put their best men on the pitch, as Roy Keane played one half per side. Also present at the event, Diadora thanked the athlete from the Emerald Isle for acting as the Italian company's testimonial to the world for 6 years with a prize awarded directly from the hands of the company's Managing Director, Enrico Mambelli.

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