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Roy Keane Burns Alan Shearer in Front of Ant and Dec

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Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has renewed hostilities with Alan Shearer this week after making a savage dig in front of huge Newcastle United fans Ant and Dec during an episode of the Overlap Stick to Football podcast. “Keano” has long made it clear that he never really got along with the Premier League’s top goalscorer during his playing days.

Last September, he called out the Geordie icon for being “nasty” and “sneaky” with his elbows to protect the ball, to which Shearer responded by alluding to the Irishman’s poor disciplinary record – 96 yellow cards and 13 red cards over his career – as he also ranks at the very top of the list of the Premier League’s worst red-card tackles.

In hindsight, it’s a bit ironic that Keano would call out someone else for machiavellian tactics. But to keep up his track record of producing comedy gold during his punditry career, he couldn’t resist taking another veiled jab at his old rival when the perfect opportunity arose.

Roy Keane Makes Savage Alan Shearer Dig In Front of Ant & Dec

Roy Keane and Alan Shearer
Roy Keane and Alan Shearer

Nobody holds a grudge better than Keane, who seems unable to move on from his 2001 sending off against Shearer, when a push and a shove from the striker encouraged the midfielder-turned-pundit to throw a punch and receive a red card that he later revealed almost saw him retire from football, aged just 30.

Any chance is a good chance to take a swipe at the 260-goal Premier League icon, and there was always going to be one when Ant and Dec were invited onto the latest Overlap Stick to Football podcast episode to talk about everything from the I’m a Celeb jungle to their love for Newcastle United. When Declan Donnelly revealed that, if he got a tattoo, he’d have ‘Shearer 9’ on his shoulder, Keano pounced to reply (watch below):

“Would his elbow be up like that [making an elbowing gesture]?”

Of course, the Irishman’s quip produced a laugh from everyone in the studio, with Alex Scott, Gary Neville, and Ian Wright in attendance as always. Yet, while he struggled to hide a wry smile himself, Keane would probably also love another opportunity to clash with Shearer like in the good old days.

Roy Keane

Famous for his memorable battles with Patrick Vieira, Keane goes down as one of the hardest players in football history. He played in the final era of English football where players could get away with being a little more aggressive in the tackle, and he took full advantage of that by becoming one of the most intimidating midfielders in Premier League history.

They simply don’t make them like him anymore, but some people are mistaken if they think the only thing he was good at was flying into challenges at 100mph. His leadership and dictatorial playing style ed to him winning seven Premier League titles, four of which he won as captain. The Irishman was also technically superb on the ball and was extremely intelligent, which are traits to his game that he doesn’t get enough praise for.

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Update Emerges on Man Utd Signing Newcastle Defender Lewis Hall

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An update has now emerged on Manchester United’s interest in Newcastle United defender Lewis Hall from journalist Luke Edwards.

Hall has emerged as one of the most exciting young left-backs in Europe over the last couple of years, but he struggled to nail down a starting place in Eddie Howe’s side towards the end of last season.

GIVEMESPORT sources recently confirmed that Hall is considering his future with the Magpies after being left devastated by his omission from the England World Cup squad.

It’s understood that Manchester United are one of the sides showing an interest in signing Hall as he aims to impress Thomas Tuchel for the future.

Hall was playing behind Dan Burn for Newcastle in the final weeks of the season, and Tuchel ended up calling up the latter for the World Cup.


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Update: Man Utd Interest in Lewis Hall

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Reliable journalist Edwards has provided an update on Manchester United’s reported interest in Newcastle defender Hall.

Edwards claims that Newcastle have not had any contact from the Red Devils and have not been informed that the player wants to leave.

As it stands, Manchester United have clearly not held club-to-club talks, which is no surprise as they undoubtedly have other priorities.

There’s no doubt Hall will be frustrated with his situation at the moment, in terms of club and country. He’ll at least be hoping for a guaranteed start next season.

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Newcastle Could Struggle to Keep Hall

Newcastle United left-back Lewis Hall celebrating

Newcastle might find it difficult to keep Hall at the club heading into the summer transfer window, especially if a club like Manchester United are in the race.

The Magpies endured a difficult 2025-2026 season, meaning they won’t be playing European football next campaign.

The Red Devils will be able to offer Hall Champions League football and a club heading in the right direction under Michael Carrick.

Newcastle took a huge step back last season, and it’s no surprise that Hall is disappointed with his situation after failing to make the England squad.

At one point, it looked like Hall would be a guarantee to start at left back for Thomas Tuchel’s side.

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Tottenham in Talks to Sign Free Agent Striker Dusan Vlahovic

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Tottenham are preparing for one of their most crucial summer transfer windows in their recent history after being involved in a relegation battle during the 2025-2026 season.

It’s the first window under new manager Roberto De Zerbi, and the hierarchy will likely be looking to back him in the market.

The Italian manager certainly did a good enough job in his first few months in charge to warrant the club backing him.

There’s an argument to suggest that Spurs need reinforcements all over the pitch in the summer, especially as there’s likely to be players that will want to leave the club.

So far this summer, Tottenham are already closing in on the double signing of Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson, who both look set to arrive on free transfers, GIVEMESPORT understands.


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Tottenham Hold Striker Talks

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According to a report from TeamTalk, Tottenham are one of the sides to have held talks with the camp of Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic ahead of the summer transfer window.

The Serbian forward looks set to leave Juventus this summer when his contract expires, and it’s claimed that he would prefer a move to a European side despite interest from Saudi Arabia.

A host of Premier League clubs have also spoken to Vlahovic’s camp. Many are likely to see him as one of the bargains of the summer due to his free agent status.

An announcement on Wednesday confirmed that Vlahovic would not be signing a new contract at Juve, and he’s now free to join another club this summer.

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Vlahovic’s Wage Could be an Issue

Dusan Vlahovic sitting on the bench for Juventus

Although Vlahovic is going to be available on a free transfer during the summer transfer window, Tottenham are still likely to have to pay him a significant wage package.

Reports have claimed that Vlahovic is demanding in the region of £266,000 a week, which is certainly a lot for a club like Tottenham.

Vlahovic, described as being one of the best strikers in the world by teammate Khephren Thuram, hasn’t been at his best in the last few years.

There’s no doubt Vlahovic would improve Tottenham’s striker options, but they have to weigh up whether it makes sense from a financial perspective as well as a football one.

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F1 Driver ‘Under Pressure’ to Save His Job Heading Into Monaco GP

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The 2026 Formula One season may only be five races old, but one driver is already “under pressure” to save his job heading into this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

The current campaign couldn’t have gone any better for Mercedes, who have won every race to date this season. Many other teams, however, are struggling for pace amid the raft of technical changes that have been introduced for 2026.

As a result of the ever-changing nature of the sport, teams are consistently evaluating their approaches, including who is driving their cars.

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Even those who have shown signs of improvement seemingly aren’t exempt from the chopping block as a new report suggests that an F1 team could be preparing to cut ties with a driver who has scored points in three of this year’s five races.

New Zealand’s Liam Lawson is no stranger to having to battle for his spot on the F1 grid, having been demoted from Red Bull to sister team Racing Bulls after just two races of the 2025 campaign.

The 24-year-old was then forced to fend off competition from Yuki Tsunoda to retain his seat in 2026. To his credit, Lawson has made a creditable start to the new campaign, racking up a total of 16 points.

To put that number into perspective, only Max Verstappen (43) has more points this season within the Red Bull family. Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate, Isack Hadjar, sits on 14 points, with Lawson’s Racing Bulls colleague Arvid Lindblad having picked up just five points.

What Under Pressure F1 Driver Must Do To Save His Job

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However, despite being impressed by the Kiwi’s start to the campaign, Racing Bulls could ruthlessly axe him if his results drop off. They already have his replacement in mind.

The Red Bull second string are increasingly keen to hand an opportunity to teenage F2 prospect Nikola Tsolov and a recent report from SoyMotor suggests that Lawson could be the man to make way for the talented Bulgarian.

The report notes that Tsolov is “knocking on the door” for a seat at Racing Bulls next season and believes that Lawson will find himself out of a job if he doesn’t continue to outperform his current teammate Lindblad.

Racing Bulls only handed Lawson a one-year deal in December, meaning that it won’t cost them anything to move on from him at the end of the season. Sources suggest that he will need to maintain a “clear advantage” over Lindblad in the Drivers’ Championship standings in order to earn a fresh contract and retain his seat.

That means that every race counts for Lawson, starting in Monaco this weekend.

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